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Methods: A total of 74 participants (mean age 69.9\u00b16.2 years, 47 females) were classified into two groups: 50 CN and 24 aMCI, of whom 88% were early aMCI. tCBF, GCP, and global and regional brain volumetry were measured using phase-contrast and T1-weighted MRI. Neuropsychological tests tapping global cognition and four cognitive domains (memory, executive function, language, and visuospatial) were administered. Comparisons and associations were investigated using analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) and linear regression analyses, respectively. Results: Women had significantly higher GCP than men. Both, tCBF and GCP were significantly reduced in aMCI compared with CN, while differences in volumes of cerebral gray matter, white matter, and AD-prone regions were not significant. tCBF and GCP were significantly associated with global cognition (standardized beta (st\u03b2)\u200a=\u200a0.324 and st\u03b2=\u200a0.326) and with memory scores (st\u03b2\u22650.297 and st\u03b2\u22650.264) across all participants. Associations of tCBF and GCP with memory scores were also significant in CN (st\u03b2=\u200a0.327 and st\u03b2=\u200a0.284) and in aMCI (st\u03b2=\u200a0.627 and st\u03b2=\u200a0.485). Conclusion: Reduced tCBF and GCP are sensitive biomarkers of early aMCI that likely precede brain tissue loss.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/jad-220734","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,3]],"date-time":"2023-01-03T14:19:40Z","timestamp":1672755580000},"page":"1313-1322","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Early Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Is Associated with Reduced Total Cerebral Blood Flow with no Brain Tissue Loss"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"91","author":[{"given":"Che","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA"},{"name":"Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA"},{"name":"Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sang 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