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Detecting microstructural brain changes associated with A\u03b2 deposition before the onset of atrophy is critical for early diagnosis and intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study investigates whether diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) can detect early microstructural alterations in cortical and subcortical gray matter (GM) associated with A\u03b2 pathology in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Using DKI-derived metrics\u2014mean kurtosis (MK) and mean diffusivity (MD) \u2013 we assessed cortical and subcortical microstructure in 67 participants (23 cognitively normal [CN], 44 MCI, including 29 A\u03b2-positive). A\u03b2 burden was quantified using\n                      <jats:sup>11<\/jats:sup>\n                      C-PiB PET imaging. Cortical atrophy, hippocampal volume, and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) were also evaluated.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A\u03b2-positive MCI patients exhibited significantly elevated cortical MK, particularly in the left lateral temporal lobe and right precuneus, compared to both CN and A\u03b2-negative MCI groups. MK positively correlated with A\u03b2 burden in parietal and temporal cortices, even in the absence of cortical atrophy. In contrast, MD showed weaker and less consistent associations with A\u03b2 and was more strongly influenced by age. No significant subcortical MK or MD differences were observed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elevated MK in A\u03b2-positive MCI patients suggests that DKI can detect early microstructural changes associated with the presence of amyloid pathology before the onset of cortical atrophy. MK may serve as a promising non-invasive biomarker for identifying prodromal AD and monitoring disease progression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/frdem.2025.1725754","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,6]],"date-time":"2026-01-06T05:18:24Z","timestamp":1767676704000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Diffusion kurtosis imaging detects cortical microstructural alterations in amyloid-positive MCI patients"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Rune B.","family":"Nielsen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Parbo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rola","family":"Ismail","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rikke","family":"B. 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