Intracranial volume normalization methods: Considerations when investigating gender differences in regional brain volume

Intracranial volume (ICV) normalization of regional brain volumes (v) is common practice in volumetric studies of the aging brain. Multiple normalization methods exist and this study aimed to investigate when each method is appropriate to use in gender dimorphism studies and how differences in v are...

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Vydáno v:Psychiatry research Ročník 231; číslo 3; s. 227 - 235
Hlavní autoři: Nordenskjöld, Richard, Malmberg, Filip, Larsson, Elna-Marie, Simmons, Andrew, Ahlström, Håkan, Johansson, Lars, Kullberg, Joel
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 30.03.2015
Témata:
Adult
Aging - pathology
Brain - anatomy & histology
Cohort Studies
Computerized Image Processing
Datoriserad bildbehandling
Dimorphism
Female
Human brain
Humans
Intracranial volume
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Normalization
Organ Size
Psychiatry
Radiology
Sex Characteristics
Sex difference
Volume
Human brain
Normalization
Dimorphism
Volume
Sex difference
Intracranial volume
ISSN:0925-4927, 0165-1781, 1872-7123, 1872-7506
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Shrnutí:Intracranial volume (ICV) normalization of regional brain volumes (v) is common practice in volumetric studies of the aging brain. Multiple normalization methods exist and this study aimed to investigate when each method is appropriate to use in gender dimorphism studies and how differences in v are affected by the choice of method. A new method based on weighted ICV matching is also presented. Theoretical reasoning and simulated experiments were followed by an evaluation using real data comprising 400 subjects, all 75 years old, whose ICV was segmented with a gold standard method. The presented method allows good visualization of volume relation between gender groups. A different gender dimorphism in volume was found depending on the normalization method used for both simulated and real data. Method performance was also seen to depend on the slope (B) and intercept (m) from the linear relation between v and ICV (v=B·ICV+m) as well as gender distribution in the cohort. A suggested work-flow for selecting ICV normalization method when investigating gender related differences in regional brain volume is presented. •ICV normalization methods used in sexual dimorphism studies were evaluated.•Simulated as well as real data comprising 400 subjects were used.•Method choice can affect outcome of sexual dimorphism studies.•Method performance depends on association between regional volume and ICV.•A suggested work-flow for ICV normalization method selection is presented.
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ISSN:0925-4927
0165-1781
1872-7123
1872-7506
DOI:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2014.11.011