Medullary vein architecture modulates the white matter BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to CO2: Observations from high-resolution T2* weighted imaging at 7T

Brain stress testing using blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) MRI to evaluate changes in cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) is of growing interest for evaluating white matter integrity. However, even under healthy conditions, the white matter BOLD-CVR response differs notably from that observed...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7e31865aa98846a4a2b8ae8507cfbcdd2021-12-02T04:59:33ZMedullary vein architecture modulates the white matter BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to CO2: Observations from high-resolution T2* weighted imaging at 7T1095-957210.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118771https://doaj.org/article/7e31865aa98846a4a2b8ae8507cfbcdd2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811921010430https://doaj.org/toc/1095-9572Brain stress testing using blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) MRI to evaluate changes in cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) is of growing interest for evaluating white matter integrity. However, even under healthy conditions, the white matter BOLD-CVR response differs notably from that observed in the gray matter. In addition to actual arterial vascular control, the venous draining topology may influence the WM-CVR response leading to signal delays and dispersions. These types of alterations in hemodynamic parameters are sometimes linked with pathology, but may also arise from differences in normal venous architecture. In this work, high-resolution T2*weighted anatomical images combined with BOLD imaging during a hypercapnic breathing protocol were acquired using a 7 tesla MRI system. Hemodynamic parameters including base CVR, hemodynamic lag, lag-corrected CVR, response onset and signal dispersion, and finally ΔCVR (corrected CVR minus base CVR) were calculated in 8 subjects. Parameter maps were spatially normalized and correlated against an MNI-registered white matter medullary vein atlas. Moderate correlations (Pearson's rho) were observed between medullary vessel frequency (MVF) and ΔCVR (0.52; 0.58 for total WM), MVF and hemodynamic lag (0.42; 0.54 for total WM), MVF and signal dispersion (0.44; 0.53 for total WM), and finally MVF and signal onset (0.43; 0.52 for total WM). Results indicate that, when assessed in the context of the WM venous architecture, changes in the response shape may only be partially reflective of the actual vascular reactivity response occurring further upstream by control vessels. This finding may have implications when attributing diseases mechanisms and/or progression to presumed impaired WM BOLD-CVR.Alex A. BhogalElsevierarticleCerebrovascular reactivityCVRWhite matterHypercapnia 7 teslaMRINeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENNeuroImage, Vol 245, Iss , Pp 118771- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Cerebrovascular reactivity
CVR
White matter
Hypercapnia 7 tesla
MRI
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle Cerebrovascular reactivity
CVR
White matter
Hypercapnia 7 tesla
MRI
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Alex A. Bhogal
Medullary vein architecture modulates the white matter BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to CO2: Observations from high-resolution T2* weighted imaging at 7T
description Brain stress testing using blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) MRI to evaluate changes in cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) is of growing interest for evaluating white matter integrity. However, even under healthy conditions, the white matter BOLD-CVR response differs notably from that observed in the gray matter. In addition to actual arterial vascular control, the venous draining topology may influence the WM-CVR response leading to signal delays and dispersions. These types of alterations in hemodynamic parameters are sometimes linked with pathology, but may also arise from differences in normal venous architecture. In this work, high-resolution T2*weighted anatomical images combined with BOLD imaging during a hypercapnic breathing protocol were acquired using a 7 tesla MRI system. Hemodynamic parameters including base CVR, hemodynamic lag, lag-corrected CVR, response onset and signal dispersion, and finally ΔCVR (corrected CVR minus base CVR) were calculated in 8 subjects. Parameter maps were spatially normalized and correlated against an MNI-registered white matter medullary vein atlas. Moderate correlations (Pearson's rho) were observed between medullary vessel frequency (MVF) and ΔCVR (0.52; 0.58 for total WM), MVF and hemodynamic lag (0.42; 0.54 for total WM), MVF and signal dispersion (0.44; 0.53 for total WM), and finally MVF and signal onset (0.43; 0.52 for total WM). Results indicate that, when assessed in the context of the WM venous architecture, changes in the response shape may only be partially reflective of the actual vascular reactivity response occurring further upstream by control vessels. This finding may have implications when attributing diseases mechanisms and/or progression to presumed impaired WM BOLD-CVR.
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author Alex A. Bhogal
author_facet Alex A. Bhogal
author_sort Alex A. Bhogal
title Medullary vein architecture modulates the white matter BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to CO2: Observations from high-resolution T2* weighted imaging at 7T
title_short Medullary vein architecture modulates the white matter BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to CO2: Observations from high-resolution T2* weighted imaging at 7T
title_full Medullary vein architecture modulates the white matter BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to CO2: Observations from high-resolution T2* weighted imaging at 7T
title_fullStr Medullary vein architecture modulates the white matter BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to CO2: Observations from high-resolution T2* weighted imaging at 7T
title_full_unstemmed Medullary vein architecture modulates the white matter BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to CO2: Observations from high-resolution T2* weighted imaging at 7T
title_sort medullary vein architecture modulates the white matter bold cerebrovascular reactivity signal response to co2: observations from high-resolution t2* weighted imaging at 7t
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7e31865aa98846a4a2b8ae8507cfbcdd
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