Cerebral oxygen extraction fraction MRI: Techniques and applications

D Jiang, H Lu - Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The human brain constitutes 2% of the body's total mass but uses 20% of the oxygen. The
rate of the brain's oxygen utilization can be derived from a knowledge of cerebral blood flow …

Biomarkers of aging

Aging Biomarker Consortium, H Bao, J Cao… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Aging biomarkers are a combination of biological parameters to (i) assess age-related
changes,(ii) track the physiological aging process, and (iii) predict the transition into a …

Cerebral oxygen extraction fraction (OEF): Comparison of challenge-free gradient echo QSM+qBOLD (QQ) with 15O PET in healthy adults

J Cho, J Lee, H An, MS Goyal, Y Su… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
We aimed to validate oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) estimations by quantitative
susceptibility mapping plus quantitative blood oxygen-level dependence (QSM+ qBOLD, or …

Quantitative susceptibility mapping of brain iron and β-amyloid in MRI and PET relating to cognitive performance in cognitively normal older adults

L Chen, A Soldan, K Oishi, A Faria, Y Zhu, M Albert… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background For individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, elevated
brain iron together with β-amyloid is associated with lower cognitive functioning. But this …

Plasma amyloid beta predicts conversion to dementia in subjects with mild cognitive impairment: The BALTAZAR study

O Hanon, JS Vidal, S Lehmann… - Alzheimer's & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Blood‐based biomarkers are the next challenge for Alzheimer's disease (AD)
diagnosis and prognosis. Methods Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) participants (N= 485) of …

Hyperpolarized MRI, functional MRI, MR spectroscopy and CEST to provide metabolic information in vivo

PCM van Zijl, K Brindle, H Lu, PB Barker… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Access to metabolic information in vivo using magnetic resonance (MR) technologies has
generally been the niche of MR spectroscopy (MRS) and spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) …

Validation of T2‐based oxygen extraction fraction measurement with 15O positron emission tomography

D Jiang, S Deng, CG Franklin, M O'Boyle… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of T2‐based whole‐brain oxygen extraction fraction
(OEF) estimation by comparing it with gold standard 15O‐PET measurements. Methods …

Brain oxygen extraction is differentially altered by Alzheimer's and vascular diseases

D Jiang, Z Lin, P Liu, S Sur, C Xu… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Alzheimer's disease and vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), as well as their
concurrence, represent the most common types of cognitive dysfunction. Treatment …

Contributions of blood–brain barrier imaging to neurovascular unit pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Y Uchida, H Kan, K Sakurai, K Oishi… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays important roles in the maintenance of brain
homeostasis. Its main role includes three kinds of functions:(1) to protect the central nervous …

[HTML][HTML] MRI assessment of cerebral oxygen extraction fraction in the medial temporal lobe

D Jiang, P Liu, Z Lin, K Hazel, G Pottanat, E Lucke… - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
The medial temporal lobe (MTL) is a key area implicated in many brain diseases, such as
Alzheimer's disease. As a functional biomarker, the oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) of MTL …