Cross-Vendor Test-Retest Validation of Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis along the Perivascular Space (DTI-ALPS) for Evaluating Glymphatic System Function

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Abstract

The diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) method was proposed to evaluate glymphatic system (GS) function. However, few studies have validated its reliability and reproducibility. Fifty participants' DTI data from the MarkVCID consortium were included in this study. Two pipelines by using DSI studio and FSL software were developed for data processing and ALPS index calculation. The ALPS index was obtained by the average of bilateral ALPS index and was used for testing the cross-vendor, inter-rater and test-retest reliability by using R studio software. The ALPS index demonstrated favorable inter-scanner reproducibility (ICC=0.77 to 0.95, P< 0.001), inter-rater reliability (ICC=0.96 to 1, P< 0.001) and test-retest repeatability (ICC=0.89 to 0.95, P< 0.001), offering a potential biomarker for in vivo evaluation of GS function.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1885-1898
Number of pages14
JournalAging and Disease
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2024

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Copyright: © 2023 Liu X. et al.

Keywords

  • Brain
  • Diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS)
  • MarkVCID consortium
  • Neurofluids
  • glymphatic system

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cell Biology

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