Brain tissue microstructural and free-water composition 13 years after very preterm birth

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dc.contributor.authorKelly, C.
dc.contributor.authorDhollander, T.
dc.contributor.authorHarding, I.H.
dc.contributor.authorKhan, W.
dc.contributor.authorBeare, R.
dc.contributor.authorCheong, J.L.
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, L.W.
dc.contributor.authorSeal, M.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, D.K.
dc.contributor.authorInder, T.E.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, P.J.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThere have been many studies demonstrating children born very preterm exhibit brain white matter microstruc- tural alterations, which have been related to neurodevelopmental difficulties. These prior studies have often been based on diffusion MRI modelling and analysis techniques, which commonly focussed on white matter microstructural properties in children born very preterm. However, there have been relatively fewer studies investigating the free-water content of the white matter, and also the microstructure and free-water content of the cortical grey matter, in children born very preterm. These biophysical properties of the brain change rapidly during fetal and neonatal brain development, and therefore such properties are likely also adversely affected by very preterm birth. In this study, we investigated the relationship of very preterm birth (<30 weeks’ gestation) to both white matter and cortical grey matter microstructure and free-water content in childhood using advanced diffusion MRI analyses. A total of 130 very preterm participants and 45 full-term control participants underwent diffusion MRI at age 13 years. Diffusion tissue signal fractions derived by Single-Shell 3-Tissue Constrained Spherical Deconvolution were used to investigate brain tissue microstructural and free-water composition. The tissue microstructural and free-water composition metrics were analysed using a voxel-based analysis and cortical region-of-interest analysis approach. Very preterm 13-year-olds exhibited reduced white matter microstructural density and in- creased free-water content across widespread regions of the white matter compared with controls. Additionally, very preterm 13-year-olds exhibited reduced microstructural density and increased free-water content in specific temporal, frontal, occipital and cingulate cortical regions. These brain tissue composition alterations were strongly associated with cerebral white matter abnormalities identified in the neonatal period, and concurrent adverse cognitive and motor outcomes in very preterm children. The findings demonstrate brain microstructural and free-water alterations up to thirteen years from neonatal brain abnormalities in very preterm children that relate to adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityClaire Kelly, Thijs Dhollander, Ian H Harding, Wasim Khan, Richard Beare, Jeanie LY Cheong, Lex W Doyle, Marc Seal, Deanne K Thompson, Terrie E Inder, Peter J Anderson
dc.identifier.citationNeuroImage, 2022; 254:119168-1-119168-12
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119168
dc.identifier.issn1053-8119
dc.identifier.issn1095-9572
dc.identifier.orcidAnderson, P.J. [0000-0002-3730-4652]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/135739
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/237117
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/491209
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1066555
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/546519
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1060733
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1153176
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1176077
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1085754
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1141354
dc.rights© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119168
dc.subjectPreterm; Magnetic resonance imaging; Diffusion-weighted imaging; Microstructure
dc.subject.meshBrain
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshPremature Birth
dc.subject.meshLeukoaraiosis
dc.subject.meshWater
dc.subject.meshPregnancy
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newborn
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshDiffusion Tensor Imaging
dc.subject.meshWhite Matter
dc.titleBrain tissue microstructural and free-water composition 13 years after very preterm birth
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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