期刊
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
卷 29, 期 2, 页码 258-267出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21646
关键词
T-2 relaxometry; pediatric; brain development; myelination; multicenter
资金
- NIH
Purpose: To establish normal age-related changes in the magnetic resonance (MR) T-2 relaxation time constants of brain using data collected as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) MRI Study of Normal Brain Development. Materials and Methods: This multicenter study of normal brain and behavior development provides both longitudinal and cross-sectional data, and has enabled us to investigate T2 evolution in several brain regions in healthy children within the age range of birth through 4 years 5 months. Due to the multicenter nature of the study and the extended period of data collection, periodically scanned inanimate and human phantoms were used to assess intra- and intersite variability. Results: The main finding of this work. based on over 340 scans, is the identification and parameterization of the monoexponential evolution of T2 from birth through 4 years 5 months of age in various brain structures. Conclusion: The exponentially decaying T2 behavior is believed to reflect the rapid changes in water content as well as myelination during brain development. The data will become publicly available as part of a normative pediatric MRI and clinical/behavioral database, thereby providing a basis for comparison in studies assessing normal brain development, and studies of deviations due to various neurological, neuropsychiatric, and developmental disorders.
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