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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2025

Oscillating gradient spin echo diffusion time effects implicate variations in neurite beading for the heterogeneous reduced diffusion in human acute ischemic stroke lesions.

Mi Zhou, Rob Stobbe, Matthew Budde, Brian Buck, Mahesh Kate, Mar Lloret, Paige Fairall, Ken Butcher, Ashfaq Shuaib, Derek Emery and 2 more

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Mi ZhouBiomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1009-3896
Rob StobbeBiomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6223-5222
Matthew BuddeNeurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Brian BuckNeurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Mahesh KateNeurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Mar LloretNeurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Paige FairallNeurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Ken ButcherSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Ashfaq ShuaibNeurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Derek EmeryRadiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Thorsten FeiweierResearch and Clinical Translation, Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.
Christian BeaulieuBiomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Canada Research ChairsChina Scholarship CouncilHeart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMonte Carlo simulations and short diffusion time measurements have suggested neurite beading and swelling as the underlying mechanism of reduced diffusion in acute stroke, although the observed diffusion time dependence is often heterogeneous and not yet fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the heterogeneity of diffusion time effects in ischemic lesions and explore the potential microstructural basis with Monte Carlo simulations.

methodsPulsed gradient spin echo (PGSE, diffusion time 40 ms) and oscillating gradient spin echo (OGSE 40 Hz, diffusion time ˜5.1 ms) were acquired within 5 min in 39 acute ischemic stroke patients at 3 T. Mean, axial, and radial diffusivity differences between OGSE and PGSE (ΔMD/ΔAD/ΔRD) were compared between lesion and contralateral tissues (white and gray matter). Monte Carlo diffusion simulations of beaded axons for the experimental waveforms were used to investigate the effects of neurite morphology on time-dependent diffusivity changes.

resultsPGSE yielded the typical mean diffusivity (MD) reduction of -40 ± 10% in ischemic lesions, whereas it was less at -29 ± 11% for OGSE 40 Hz. The OGSE-PGSE diffusion time difference was greater in lesions (ΔMD = 0.12 ± 0.06 × 10

conclusionThis study found greater diffusion time effects in ischemic regions with purportedly larger axons. Monte Carlo simulations further support that the pronounced OGSE-PGSE diffusivity differences are expected in large axons with high beading amplitude.

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Brain IschemiaDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingIschemic StrokeNeuritesStrokeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrainComputer SimulationFemaleGray MatterHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedMonte Carlo diffusion simulationneurite beadingoscillating gradient spin echo diffusion MRIstroke

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PMCPMC12393189

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