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BundleAGE: Predicting White Matter Age using Along-Tract Microstructural Profiles from Diffusion MRI

Feng, Y.; Villalon-Reina, J. E.; Nir, T. M.; Chandio, B. Q.; Jahanshad, N.; Thompson, P. M.

2024-08-19 neuroscience
10.1101/2024.08.16.608347 bioRxiv
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Brain Age Gap Estimation (BrainAGE) is an estimate of the gap between a persons chronological age (CA) and a measure of their brains biological age (BA). This metric is often used as a marker of accelerated aging, albeit with some caveats. Age prediction models trained on brain structural and functional MRI have been employed to derive BrainAGE biomarkers, for predicting the risk of neurodegeneration. While voxel-based and along-tract microstructural maps from diffusion MRI have been used to study brain aging, no studies have evaluated along-tract microstructure for computing BrainAGE. In this study, we train machine learning models to predict a persons age using along-tract microstructural profiles from diffusion tensor imaging. We were able to demonstrate differential aging patterns across different white matter bundles and microstructural measures. The novel Bundle Age Gap Estimation (BundleAGE) biomarker shows potential in quantifying risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases and aging, while incorporating finer scale information throughout white matter bundles.

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