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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2022

Decreased locus coeruleus signal associated with Alzheimer's disease based on neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging technique.

Meng Li, Shanwen Liu, Hongqin Zhu, Zhiwen Guo, Yuqi Zhi, Rong Liu, Zhen Jiang, Xiaoyun Liang, Hua Hu, Jiangtao Zhu

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Meng LiDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Shanwen LiuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Hongqin ZhuCenter for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Zhiwen GuoDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Yuqi ZhiDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Rong LiuDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Zhen JiangDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoyun LiangInstitute of Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Innovation, Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China.
Hua HuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jiangtao ZhuDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

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Abstract

Objective: Neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (NM-MRI) technique was used to detect the changes of the locus coeruleus (LC) signals in Alzheimer's disease patients (AD), and to analyze its correlation with cognitive function. Materials and methods: A total of 27 patients with AD, 15 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 25 healthy controls (HC) were examined by NM-MRI technique. ImageJ software was used to measure the LC signals. The locus coeruleus signal contrast ratios (LC-CRs) were calculated, along with the measurement of neuropsychological scales. Results: The LC-CRs of AD patients were significantly different from that of HC ( Conclusion: The NM-MRI technique could quantify the pathological degenerations of the LC in AD. Such LC degenerations can be employed to distinguish AD from healthy elderly.

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Alzheimer’s diseasecognitionlocus coeruleusMRIneuromelanin

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