Investigation and validation of magnetic resonance white matter atlas for 0 to 2 years old infants

  • Di HU ,
  • Miao ZHANG ,
  • Hui-ying KANG ,
  • Yun PENG
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  • Department of Radiology, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing 100045, China

Received date: 2019-01-26

  Online published: 2021-04-21

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(81671651);Beijing Hospitals Authority Youth Programme(QML20181203)

Abstract

Objective: To construct and verify a standard template of white matter based on Chinese normal 0 to 2 years old infants by using nonlinear high registration accuracy of non-rigid diffeomorphism paradigm (large deformation diffeomorphic metric mapping, LDDMM). Methods: Full-term spontaneous labor children without maternal pregnancy disease (hypertension, diabetes, etc.), intrauterine hypoxia and ischemia, head trauma, intracranial infection, intracranial surgery history, family history of mental disorders were selected. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data from the 120 normal Chinese infants under 2 years old were acquired after excluding the existence of neurological diseases revealed by neurologists, radiologists and Gesell Developmental Scale. All the data were divided into six groups including group A:1 day to 1.5 months, group B: 1.5 to 4.5 months, group C: 4.5 to 9.0 months, group D: 9 to 15 months, group E: 15 to 21 months,and group F: 21 to 24 months. Data pre-processing,normalizing, tensor fitting and calculation of all the images were performed by using MRlcron,DtiStudio, DiffeoMap and SPM software package combined with LDDMM image registration method based on the selected single template of each group. And the average templates of each group were constructed by MATLAB software platform. The set of templates included fractional anisotropy figure (FA), color map, T1 weighted image, b0 image and the mean of all DWfs figures. Results: The templates of FA, T1, b0, DWfs and color map for the normal brain magnetic resonance white matter development of the Chinese infants aged 0 to 2 years were successfully established with the subjective scores exceeding 2 points. The objective evaluation root mean squared error was controlled below 0.19, and the cubic chart of brain alternation trend for the children aged 0 to 2 years was consistent with previous literature. Conclusion: Constructing a standard template of white matter based on Chinese normal infants, by using nonlinear high registration accuracy of non-rigid diffeomorphism paradigm provides not only a foundation of further research on brain development, mechanism and treatment of pediatric diseases associated with brain, but also objective and fair imaging information for medical education and research.

Cite this article

Di HU , Miao ZHANG , Hui-ying KANG , Yun PENG . Investigation and validation of magnetic resonance white matter atlas for 0 to 2 years old infants[J]. Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences), 2021 , 53(2) : 341 -347 . DOI: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2021.02.019

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