Greetje Vanhoutte1, Sandra Pereson2,
Bob Asselbergh2, Christine Van Broeckhoven2, Anne-Marie
Van Der Linden1
1Biomedical Sciences,
Bio-Imaging Lab, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; 2Molecular
Genetics, VIB & Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp,
Belgium
In vivo detection of the amyloid deposits in the brain would be beneficial in terms of AD diagnosis and therapy follow-up. The presence of amyloid deposits results in an increasing number of diffusion barriers and higher microstructural complexity. Our DKI results reinforce the hypothesis that DKI is a more sensitive technique than its predecessor DTI to depict changes in brain regions with amyloid deposits. In this in vivo study we observed higher kurtosis values in the brains of APPPS1 mice as compared to littermates.
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