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However, frequent ChP calcifications can confound volumetric and perfusion measures. Although computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard for detecting calcification, it is rarely available in research MRI. Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) offers an alternative sensitive to diamagnetic mineralization but lacks validated susceptibility thresholds.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Participants underwent CT and MRI within four weeks, including 3D T\n                    <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                    -weighted and a multi-echo gradient echo QSM MRI. ChP calcifications were identified on CT using standard diagnostic criteria. Using the Bayes decision boundary framework, we identified optimal susceptibility thresholds for detecting diamagnetic signals consistent with calcification and compared these thresholds with multiple density levels measured on gold standard CT images.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Across all participants (n=20; age=62.2\u00b112.0 yrs), the optimal susceptibility threshold separating background ChP signal from calcifications was -0.10 ppm at 60 HU (low-density) and -0.15 ppm at 100 HU (high-density). Susceptibility values within calcified tissue exhibited a linear relationship with CT-derived tissue density. A significant positive association was observed between ChP volume and calcification volume among participants with detectable calcification (\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                    =2.26, p=0.047).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This work should provide a practical framework for quantifying ChP calcifications routinely from MRI. The observed relationship between ChP volume and calcification volume highlights the importance of accounting for calcified tissue, particularly when calcification burden is substantial, when investigating ChP abnormalities in aging and neurodegenerative disease.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.05.26.26354154","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,28]],"date-time":"2026-05-28T21:20:16Z","timestamp":1780003216000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Choroid plexus calcification detection using quantitative susceptibility mapping MRI"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8831-4247","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kilian","family":"Hett","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Neurology, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abigail","family":"Dubois","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Neurology, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isabelle","family":"Bonitz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Neurology, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ciaran M.","family":"Considine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Neurology, Nashville, TN, USA"},{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"James","family":"Eaton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Neurology, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Colin D.","family":"McKnight","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daniel O.","family":"Claassen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Neurology, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manus J.","family":"Donahue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Neurology, Nashville, TN, USA"},{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paula","family":"Trujillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Health, Dept. of Neurology, Nashville, TN, USA"},{"name":"Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Nashville, TN, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2026060100300986000_2026.05.26.26354154v1.1","first-page":"2505","article-title":"Morphological and Molecular Characteristics of Choroid Plexus Epithelium in Aged Brains","volume":"27","year":"2026","journal-title":"International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2026"},{"key":"2026060100300986000_2026.05.26.26354154v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"73","DOI":"10.1002\/aja.1001280107","article-title":"Human choroid plexus: Morphologic and histochemical alterations with age","volume":"128","year":"1970","journal-title":"American Journal of Anatomy"},{"key":"2026060100300986000_2026.05.26.26354154v1.3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00401-009-0627-8"},{"key":"2026060100300986000_2026.05.26.26354154v1.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jnen\/59.7.561"},{"key":"2026060100300986000_2026.05.26.26354154v1.5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"607","DOI":"10.1016\/S0025-6196(26)01779-9","article-title":"Histologic Changes Within The Choroid Plexus Of The Lateral Ventricle: Their Relation To Age","volume":"30","year":"1955","journal-title":"Mayo Clin. 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