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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2021

Brain neurometabolites differences in individuals with subjective cognitive decline plus: a quantitative single- and multi-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.

Zhongxian Yang, Xing Wan, Xinzhu Zhao, Yu Rong, Yi Wu, Zhen Cao, Qiuxia Xie, Min Luo, Yubao Liu

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Article in Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Zhongxian YangMedical Imaging Center, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Xing WanMedical Imaging Center, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Xinzhu ZhaoMedical Imaging Center, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Yu RongDepartment of Neurology, the People's Hospital of Gaozhou City, Maoming, China.
Yi WuDepartment of Neurology, Shantou Central Hospital and Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, China.
Zhen CaoMedical Imaging Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Qiuxia XieMedical Imaging Center, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Min LuoMedical Imaging Center, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Yubao LiuMedical Imaging Center, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Southern Medical University Shenzhen Hospital · CNGaozhou People's Hospital · CNShantou Central Hospital · CNShantou University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSubjective cognitive decline plus could be an extremely early phase of Alzheimer's disease; however, changes of N-acetylaspartate, myoinositol, and N-acetylaspartate/myoinositol is still unknown at this stage. This study aimed to explore brain neurometabolic alterations in patients with subjective cognitive decline plus using quantitative single-voxel and multi-voxel

methodsA total of 91 participants were enrolled and underwent a GE 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging, including 33 elderly controls, 27 patients with subjective cognitive decline plus, and 31 patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Single-voxel and multi-voxel

resultsCompared with elderly controls, patients with subjective cognitive decline plus showed significant decline in N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylaspartate/myoinositol values in multiple regions, and amnestic MCI participants demonstrated more significant decreased N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylaspartate/myoinositol levels in multiple regions. The combined concentrations of N-acetylaspartate with myoinositol showed an excellent discrimination between those with subjective cognitive decline plus and elderly controls as compared to that obtained using N-acetylaspartate/myoinositol ratios with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.895 and 0.860, respectively. Likewise, the combined area under the curve for differentiating patients with subjective cognitive decline plus from amnestic MCI was obtained using the combined levels of N-acetylaspartate with myoinositol was 0.892. This was also higher than the combined area under the curve of 0.836 obtained using N-acetylaspartate/myoinositol ratios. Moreover, N-acetylaspartate levels in the left hippocampus and left posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) was positively related to the Auditory Verbal Learning Test delayed recall scores in patients with subjective cognitive decline plus, whereas only the N-acetylaspartate/myoinositol ratio was positively related to this scale scores in the left hippocampus.

conclusionsQuantitative single-voxel and multi-voxel

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amnestic mild cognitive impairmentbrain neurometabolitesmagnetic resonance spectroscopyneuroimaging markerSubjective cognitive decline plus

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