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Abstract #2351

Developmental pattern of individual morphometric similarity network in the human fetal brain

Ruoke Zhao1, Xinyi Xu1, Zhiyong Zhao1, Mingyang Li1, Ruike Chen1, Yao Shen1, Cong Sun2, Guangbin Wang3, and Dan Wu1
1College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, 3Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China

Synopsis

Keywords: Fetal, Brain ConnectivityThe fetal brain morphological network is important for us to understand early brain organization but has not characterized previously. In the study, we constructed fetal individual morphometric similarity networks using multiple cortical features based on in utero MRI data. The results demonstrated the decline of morphological symmetry between hemispheres during development. The morphological similarity between the limbic regions and other regions significantly increased while the similarity between the parieto-occipital regions and other regions significantly decreased. Small world organizations appeared as early as 22 weeks, and the network topology developed towards more integrated and less segregated during fetal period.

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