Peripheral nerve diffusion tensor imaging (DTI): normal values and demographic determinants in a cohort of 60 healthy individuals.

Moritz KronlageVéronique SchwehrDaniel SchwarzTim GodelLorenz UhlmannSabine HeilandMartin BendszusPhilipp Bäumer

Published in: European radiology (2017)

• Peripheral nerve diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters depend on demographic variables. • Fractional anisotropy (FA) declines with increasing age and weight. • Gender does not systematically affect peripheral nerve DTI. • The formula presented here allows adjustment of FA for demographic variables.

Keyphrases

peripheral nerve
white matter
physical activity
mental health
weight loss
multiple sclerosis
weight gain
preterm infants
preterm birth