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Katsumi Y, Zhang J, Chen D, Kamona N, Bunce JG, Hutchinson JB, Yarossi M, Tunik E, Dickerson BC, Quigley KS, Barrett LF. Correspondence of functional connectivity gradients across human isocortex, cerebellum, and hippocampus. Commun Biol 2023; 6:401. [PMID: 37046050 PMCID: PMC10097701 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04796-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Gradient mapping is an important technique to summarize high dimensional biological features as low dimensional manifold representations in exploring brain structure-function relationships at various levels of the cerebral cortex. While recent studies have characterized the major gradients of functional connectivity in several brain structures using this technique, very few have systematically examined the correspondence of such gradients across structures under a common systems-level framework. Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, here we show that the organizing principles of the isocortex, and those of the cerebellum and hippocampus in relation to the isocortex, can be described using two common functional gradients. We suggest that the similarity in functional connectivity gradients across these structures can be meaningfully interpreted within a common computational framework based on the principles of predictive processing. The present results, and the specific hypotheses that they suggest, represent an important step toward an integrative account of brain function.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuta Katsumi
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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Li M, Danyeli LV, Colic L, Wagner G, Smesny S, Chand T, Di X, Biswal BB, Kaufmann J, Reichenbach JR, Speck O, Walter M, Sen ZD. The differential association between local neurotransmitter levels and whole-brain resting-state functional connectivity in two distinct cingulate cortex subregions. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 43:2833-2844. [PMID: 35234321 PMCID: PMC9120566 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Meng Li
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health, DZP, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health, DZP, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health, DZP, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health, DZP, Germany.,Medical Physics Group, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Michael Stifel Center Jena for Data-Driven & Simulation Science (MSCJ), Jena, Germany.,Center of Medical Optics and Photonics (CeMOP), Jena, Germany
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- Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health, DZP, Germany.,Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.,Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health, DZP, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany.,Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health, DZP, Germany.,Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (CANLAB), Magdeburg, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Li J, Zhang G, Wang J, Liu D, Wan C, Fang J, Wu D, Zhou Y, Tian T, Zhu W. Experience-dependent associations between distinct subtypes of childhood trauma and brain function and architecture. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2022; 12:1172-1185. [PMID: 35111614 DOI: 10.21037/qims-21-435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Background Childhood trauma can alter brain-development trajectories and lead to a greater risk of psychopathology developing in adulthood. For this reason, understanding experience-dependent brain abnormalities associated with different trauma subtypes is crucial for identifying developmental processes disrupted by unfavorable early environments and for proposing early intervention measures to reduce trauma's negative effects. Methods This study used multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to explore the neural correlates of distinct subtypes of childhood trauma. We recruited a large community sample of young adults (mean age, 24.1, SD 1.9 years) who completed a Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, were given behavioral scores, and underwent multimodal MRI. To quantify brain changes, we used functional connectivity density (FCD) mapping based on whole brain analysis, regions of interest (ROI) analysis, and morphological measurements. Experience-dependent brain abnormalities were identified by multivariable linear regression. Results We found that diverse brain regions in the FCD mapping were significantly related to 4 trauma subtypes and belonged to different cognitive components used for various behaviors. Experience-related influences on functional circuits and brain morphology were observed in extensive regions, including the sensorimotor, cingulum, accumbens, insula, and frontal-parietal areas, as well as in regions within the default mode network. Conclusions Identifying specific regions or systems may be a valid strategy for understanding the pathogenesis and development process of psychiatric disorders in people with different traumatic experiences and may facilitate better-targeted intervention strategies for maltreated children.
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- Jia Li
- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wei W, Wang T, Abulizi T, Li B, Liu J. Altered Coupling Between Resting-State Cerebral Blood Flow and Functional Connectivity Strength in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Patients. Front Neurol 2021; 12:713520. [PMID: 34566857 PMCID: PMC8455933 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.713520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Changes in regional neural activity and functional connectivity in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients have been reported. However, resting-state cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes and coupling between CBF and functional connectivity in CSM patients are largely unknown. Methods: Twenty-seven CSM patients and 24 sex/age-matched healthy participants underwent resting-state functional MRI and arterial spin labeling imaging to compare functional connectivity strength (FCS) and CBF between the two groups. The CBF–FCS coupling of the whole gray matter and specific regions of interest was also compared between the groups. Results: Compared with healthy individuals, CBF–FCS coupling was significantly lower in CSM patients. The decrease in CBF–FCS coupling in CSM patients was observed in the superior frontal gyrus, bilateral thalamus, and right calcarine cortex, whereas the increase in CBF–FCS coupling was observed in the middle frontal gyrus. Moreover, low CBF and high FCS were observed in sensorimotor cortices and visual cortices, respectively. Conclusion: In general, neurovascular decoupling at cortical level may be a potential neuropathological mechanism of CSM.
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- Wuzeng Wei
- Department of Joints, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Clinical College of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical College of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical College of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Joints, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Clinical College of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Joints, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Clinical College of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Lacey S, Martinez M, Steiner N, Nygaard LC, Sathian K. Consistency and strength of grapheme-color associations are separable aspects of synesthetic experience. Conscious Cogn 2021; 91:103137. [PMID: 33933880 DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2021.103137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Consistency of synesthetic associations over time is a widely used test of synesthesia. Since many studies suggest that consistency is not a completely reliable feature, we compared the consistency and strength of synesthetes' grapheme-color associations. Consistency was measured by scores on the Synesthesia Battery and by the Euclidean distance in color space for the specific graphemes tested for each participant. Strength was measured by congruency magnitudes on the Implicit Association Test. The strength of associations was substantially greater for synesthetes than non-synesthetes, suggesting that this is a novel, objective marker of synesthesia. Although, intuitively, strong associations should also be consistent, consistency and strength were uncorrelated, indicating that they are likely independent, at least for grapheme-color synesthesia. These findings have implications for our understanding of synesthesia and for estimates of its prevalence since synesthetes who experience strong, but inconsistent, associations may not be identified by tests that focus solely on consistency.
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- Simon Lacey
- Department of Neurology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0859, USA; Department of Neural & Behavioral Sciences, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0859, USA; Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0859, USA; Department of Neural & Behavioral Sciences, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0859, USA; Department of Psychology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0859, USA; Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Muller AM, Meyerhoff DJ. Does an Over-Connected Visual Cortex Undermine Efforts to Stay Sober After Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder? Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:536706. [PMID: 33362591 PMCID: PMC7758478 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.536706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
A fine-tuned interplay of highly synchronized activity within and between the brain's communities is a crucial feature of the brain's functional organization. We wanted to investigate in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) the degree to which the interplay of the brain's community-architecture and the extended brain reward system (eBRS) is affected by drinking status (relapse or abstinence). We used Graph Theory Analysis of resting-state fMRI data from treatment seekers at 1 month of abstinence to model the brain's intrinsic community configuration and their follow-up data as abstainers or relapsers 3 months later to quantify the degree of global across-community interaction between the eBRS and the intrinsic communities at both timepoints. After 1 month of abstinence, the ventromedial PFC in particular showed a significantly higher global across-community interaction in the 22 future relapsers when compared to 30 light/non-drinking controls. These differences were no longer present 3 months later when the relapsers had resumed drinking. We found no significant differences between abstainers and controls at either timepoint. Post hoc tests revealed that one eBRS region, the ventromedial PFC, showed a significant global across-community interaction with a community comprising the visual cortex in relapsers at baseline. In contrast, abstainers showed a significant negative association of the ventromedial PFC with the visual cortex. The increased across-community interaction of the ventromedial PFC and the visual cortex in relapsers at timepoint 1 may be an early indicator for treatment failure in a subgroup of AUD patients.
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- Angela M Muller
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Li L, Dai H, Ke J, Shi C, Jiang N, Yang CM. Resting-State Functional MRI Study: Connection Strength of Brain Networks in DR Patients. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2019; 15:3359-3366. [PMID: 31824159 PMCID: PMC6901117 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s227468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE To explore the functional connection strength (FCS) changes of brain networks in diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients and uncover the underlying mechanism. METHODS AND MATERIALS Twenty-one patients with DR and 21 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled from August 2012 to September 2014. Subjects were scanned using 3T MR with blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) and 3-dimension fast spoiled gradient echo (3D-FSPGR) sequences. MR data was analyzed via preprocessing and functional network construction. After a group comparison, components of brain networks with significant group differences were extracted and the FCS of the brain network was evaluated. The brain areas were compared between patients and controls. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Connection strength was evaluated with alphasim, P<0.01. RESULTS The component maps of altered brain networks with quantified FCS were obtained in DR patients, demonstrating more disconnections mainly in the bilateral Heschl's gyrus, left cuneus, left occipital lobe, bilateral amygdala, left parahippocampal, bilateral fusiform, and left superior parietal in the patients group compared to the healthy controls (P<0.01), while compensations may occur in the frontal-cingulum region, as well as among the right caudate, left thalamus, left inferior temporal lobe, and middle orbital frontal lobe. CONCLUSION Brain network connections, decreased in the brain areas of which in charging with cognition and visual function, suggests that DR patients might have cognitive decline and visual function loss. However, there might be a frontal compensatory circle in patients with DR.
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- Lan Li
- Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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