Morphological changes in cortical sulcal depth and curvature in children with complete growth hormone deficiency
Wang Yu1,2, Xu Feifei2, Lin Nan1,2, Gao Yue1, Lin Xiangtao1,2, Zhang Shuhan1, Hou Zhongyu1,2, Yu Qiaowen1,2, Wang Ximing1, Liu Shuwei2, Zhang Zhonghe1,2
1Department of Medical Imaging, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to First Medical University Jinan 250021, China; 2Research Center for Sectional and Imaging Anatomy, Qilu Medical College, Digital Human Institute, Shandong University, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Abstract:Objective This study was designed to analyze the morphological differences in cortical sulcal depth and curvature in children with complete growth hormone deficiency (CGHD) and idiopathic short stature (ISS) via the 3.0 T MRI and image postprocessing techniques.Methods This retrospective cohort study included 12 children with CGHD and 12 controls with ISS diagnosed by Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University from January 2015 to January 2019. The CGHD group included 8 males and 4 females aged 5-14 years and had peak growth hormone <5.0 μg/L. The ISS group consisted of 9 males and 3 females aged 5-14 years and had peak growth hormone >10.0 μg/L. The three-dimensional T1-weighted MR images acquired at their first visit were selected for postprocessing analysis. The measurements of the cortical sulcal depth and curvature of the bilateral hemispheres and the total brain were obtained using the FreeSurfer software, and significant differences between groups were statistically analyzed using analysis of covariance. The measurements of cortical sulcal depth and curvature at the same cortical region were averaged within group and subtracted between groups to obtain the mean values and differences, respectively.Results No significant difference in age and gender distribution existed between the two groups (all P values>0.05). The mean cortical sulcal depth of the left and right cerebral hemispheres and the total brain of the CGHD group were (0.405±0.073)mm, (0.416±0.073) mm, (0.411±0.060)mm, respectively. The mean curvature (×10) of the left and right cerebral hemispheres and the total brain of the CGHD group were (0.264±0.023)mm-1,(0.259±0.017)mm-1, (0.261±0.019)mm-1, respectively. The mean cortical sulcal depth of the left and right cerebral hemispheres and the total brain of the ISS group were (0.493±0.069)mm, (0.502±0.062) mm, (0.497±0.057)mm, respectively. The mean curvature (×10) of the left and right cerebral hemispheres and the total brain of the ISS group were (0.250±0.021)mm-1, (0.247±0.025)mm-1, (0.249±0.022)mm-1, respectively. Significant differences in the bilateral hemispheric and total brain cortical sulcal depth (Fleft=9.288, Fright=8.874, Ftotal=12.545) and left hemispheric and total brain curvature (Fleft=4.688, Ftotal=5.132) existed between the CGHD and ISS groups (all P values<0.05). The mean values and differences in the above mentioned measurements were similar in distribution rules across the total brain but were diverse in size and range among cortical regions.Conclusions The CGHD group presented morphological changes in the cortical sulcal depth and curvature compared with the ISS group. This difference may be related to the relatively slower development in motor, intelligence, or other related functions of the CGHD group than those of the ISS group.
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