Jahanshahi Amir Reza, Naghdi Sadeh Reza, Khezerloo Davood
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Exp Brain Res. 2023 Feb;241(2):495-504. doi: 10.1007/s00221-022-06543-z. Epub 2023 Jan 2.
Volumetric analysis of hippocampal subfields and their asymmetry assessment recently has been useful biomarkers in neuroscience. In this study, hippocampal subfields atrophy and pattern of their asymmetry in the patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were evaluated. MRI images of 20 AD patients, 20 MCI patients, and 20 healthy control (HC) were selected. The volumes of hippocampal subfields were extracted automatically using Freesurfer toolkit. The subfields asymmetry index (AI) and laterality ([Formula: see text]) were also evaluated. Analysis of covariance was used to compare the subfields volume between three patient groups (age and gender as covariates). We used ANOVA (P < 0.05) test for multiple comparisons with Bonferroni's post hoc correction method. Hippocampal subfields volume in AD patients were significantly lower than HC and MCI groups (P < 0.02); however, no significant difference was observed between MCI and HC groups. The asymmetry index (AI) in some subfields was significantly different between AD and MCI, as well as between AD and HC, while there was not any significant difference between MCI groups with HC. In all three patient groups, rightward laterality ([Formula: see text]) was seen in several subfields except subiculum, presubiculum, and parasubiculum, while in AD patient, rightward lateralization slightly decrease. Hippocampal subfields asymmetry can be used as a quantitative biomarker in neurocognitive disorders. In this study, it was observed that the asymmetry index of some subfields in AD is significantly different from MCI. In AD, patient rightward laterality was less MCI an HC group.
海马亚区的体积分析及其不对称性评估近来已成为神经科学中有用的生物标志物。在本研究中,对阿尔茨海默病(AD)患者和轻度认知障碍(MCI)患者海马亚区萎缩情况及其不对称模式进行了评估。选取了20例AD患者、20例MCI患者和20例健康对照(HC)的MRI图像。使用Freesurfer工具包自动提取海马亚区的体积。还评估了亚区不对称指数(AI)和偏侧性([公式:见正文])。采用协方差分析比较三组患者亚区体积(年龄和性别作为协变量)。我们使用方差分析(P < 0.05)检验并采用Bonferroni事后校正方法进行多重比较。AD患者的海马亚区体积显著低于HC组和MCI组(P < 0.02);然而,MCI组和HC组之间未观察到显著差异。AD组与MCI组以及AD组与HC组之间某些亚区的不对称指数(AI)存在显著差异,而MCI组与HC组之间没有任何显著差异。在所有三组患者中,除了下托、前下托和旁下托外,几个亚区均表现为右侧偏侧性([公式:见正文]),而在AD患者中,右侧偏侧化略有降低。海马亚区不对称性可作为神经认知障碍的定量生物标志物。在本研究中,观察到AD患者某些亚区的不对称指数与MCI患者有显著差异。在AD患者中,右侧偏侧性低于MCI组和HC组。
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