ArticleThe journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease2025
A novel early imaging biomarker for glymphatic function: Cerebral cortical arterial pulsatility index from 2-Minute phase-contrast MRI.
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- Glymphatic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the DTI-ALPS index as an imaging biomarker.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- DTI-ALPS as a marker of glymphatic function: Review of the literature findings, methodology, and interpretation.Neuroimage. Reports · 2026Article
- Diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) in Parkinson's disease patients with subjective cognitive decline.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundArterial pulsatility is one of the driving forces of glymphatic flow.
objectivesTo evaluate the feasibility of the pulsatility index (PI) of cortical arteries in the centrum semiovale (PI
designRetrospective cross-sectional study.
settingSingle tertiary academic center equipped with both 3.0 T MRI systems.
participantsA total of 160 individuals were enrolled: 50 healthy volunteers, 46 cognitively normal controls, and 64 AD patients who underwent diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and 2D phase-contrast MRI. MEASUREMENTS: Diffusion Tensor Imaging Analysis along the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS) index and PI
resultsPI
conclusionPI
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