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  • The glymphatic system plays a crucial role in dementia pathogenesis.
  • Conventional diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) using regions of interest (ROIs) is limited.
  • A novel voxel-based method, DTI-ALPS mapping, is proposed for comprehensive glymphatic system assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize whole cerebral white matter DTI-ALPS patterns in cognitive impairment.
  • To provide a full-scale, voxel-based approach for assessing glymphatic system activity.
  • To compare DTI-ALPS mapping with conventional ROI-based methods.

Main Methods:

  • 304 participants (cognitively unimpaired, mild cognitive impairment, dementia) underwent 3.0T MRI scans.
  • DTI-ALPS mapping was used to visualize entire cerebral white matter fibers across 30 regions.
  • Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc tests compared ALPS values; correlations with cognitive scores (MMSE, MoCA) and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • DTI-ALPS mapping revealed significant differences in 13 out of 30 white matter regions between groups.
  • The method provided additional insights compared to conventional ROI-based ALPS.
  • Significant correlations were found between DTI-ALPS mapping and MoCA (26/30 regions), MMSE (11/30 regions), and WMH (26/30 regions).

Conclusions:

  • DTI-ALPS mapping offers a robust and comprehensive evaluation of glymphatic system changes.
  • This voxel-based approach overcomes limitations of conventional ROI-based methods.
  • DTI-ALPS mapping reveals changing patterns associated with cognition and white matter hyperintensities.