Research Article

Evaluation of changes in myelination in the brain during infancy and childhood using ADC maps

Volume: 3 Number: 11 November 1, 2019
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Evaluation of changes in myelination in the brain during infancy and childhood using ADC maps

Abstract

Aim: Myelinization has a critical role in achieving rapid synchronization between the neural system and high-grade cognitive functions. Because of this critical role, it is important to quantitatively determine the degree of myelination. Today, structural changes due to myelination can be evaluated quantitatively by diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements. The aim of this study was to evaluate myelination-related changes in different regions of the brain during infancy and childhood in the normal population by measuring ADC values in routine MRI examinations.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 109 patients aged 0-17 years who underwent brain MRI examination with 3.0T device and whose myelination and maturation were interpreted as normal in conventional sequences were evaluated. In all examinations, ADC maps from 30 different locations were evaluated and measured in the workstation based on T2-weighted images.

Results: There is a functional relationship between ADC values and the myelination process during infancy and childhood in the normal population. ADC values decrease in all localizations with increasing age, especially during the first 2 years. During the postnatal period, ADC values, which are higher in the white matter, decrease as maturation of white matter is completed and increase in the cortical gray matter. No significant difference was found between bilateral structures except the thalamus, caudate nucleus or centrum semiovale regions. There was no gender-dependent significant difference in the patients aged between zero and 2 years. 

Conclusion: ADC values for each localization can be easily obtained by diffusion weighted imaging and ADC maps, which are frequently used in routine MRI examinations. The relationship between ADC values and myelination process can be revealed in the whole brain and normative values can be obtained for multiple regions in the brain.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Radiology and Organ Imaging

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 1, 2019

Submission Date

October 15, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 4, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 3 Number: 11

APA
Özkan, M., Taşkent, İ., & Teke, M. (2019). Evaluation of changes in myelination in the brain during infancy and childhood using ADC maps. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 3(11), 785-789. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.633584
AMA
1.Özkan M, Taşkent İ, Teke M. Evaluation of changes in myelination in the brain during infancy and childhood using ADC maps. J Surg Med. 2019;3(11):785-789. doi:10.28982/josam.633584
Chicago
Özkan, Mustafa, İsmail Taşkent, and Memik Teke. 2019. “Evaluation of Changes in Myelination in the Brain During Infancy and Childhood Using ADC Maps”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 (11): 785-89. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.633584.
EndNote
Özkan M, Taşkent İ, Teke M (November 1, 2019) Evaluation of changes in myelination in the brain during infancy and childhood using ADC maps. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 11 785–789.
IEEE
[1]M. Özkan, İ. Taşkent, and M. Teke, “Evaluation of changes in myelination in the brain during infancy and childhood using ADC maps”, J Surg Med, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 785–789, Nov. 2019, doi: 10.28982/josam.633584.
ISNAD
Özkan, Mustafa - Taşkent, İsmail - Teke, Memik. “Evaluation of Changes in Myelination in the Brain During Infancy and Childhood Using ADC Maps”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3/11 (November 1, 2019): 785-789. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.633584.
JAMA
1.Özkan M, Taşkent İ, Teke M. Evaluation of changes in myelination in the brain during infancy and childhood using ADC maps. J Surg Med. 2019;3:785–789.
MLA
Özkan, Mustafa, et al. “Evaluation of Changes in Myelination in the Brain During Infancy and Childhood Using ADC Maps”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, vol. 3, no. 11, Nov. 2019, pp. 785-9, doi:10.28982/josam.633584.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Özkan, İsmail Taşkent, Memik Teke. Evaluation of changes in myelination in the brain during infancy and childhood using ADC maps. J Surg Med. 2019 Nov. 1;3(11):785-9. doi:10.28982/josam.633584