Increased brain fractional perfusion in obesity using intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI metrics.

Journal: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This research seeks to shed light on the associations between brain perfusion, cognitive function, and mental health in individuals with and without obesity.

Authors

  • Anna Motger-Albertí
    Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (UDEN), Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain.
  • Elena de la Calle
    Department of Radiology-Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain.
  • Mònica Giménez
    Department of Radiology-Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain.
  • Gerard Blasco
    Department of Radiology-Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain.
  • Carles Biarnés
    Department of Radiology-Medical Imaging, Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain.
  • María Arnoriaga-Rodríguez
    Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (UDEN), Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain.
  • Josep Puig
    Research Unit of Diagnostic Imaging Institute (IDI), Department of Radiology (Girona Biomedical Research Institute) IDIBGI, Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta, 17007 Girona, Spain.
  • Clàudia Coll-Martínez
    Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Department of Neurology, Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain.
  • Oren Contreras-Rodríguez
    Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
  • José Manuel Fernández-Real
    Biomedical Research Institute of Girona, Avda. de França, s/n, 17007 Girona, Spain; CIBERobn Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: jmfreal@idibgi.org.