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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
Volume 34, Issue 5, Pages 562-575Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802295238
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brain imaging; diffusion tensor imaging; fractional anisotropy; heroin; white matter integrity
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Objectives: Fractional anisotropy (FA) via diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can quantify the white matter integrity. Exposure to addictive drugs, such as alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and nicotine has been shown to alter FA. White matter abnormalities have been shown, but it remains unclear whether the white matter FA is altered in heroin dependence. Methods: Utilizing DTI, we investigated the FA difference between heroin-dependent and control subjects by a voxel-based strategy. The FA values of the identified regions were calculated from the FA image of each subject and were correlated with clinical features including months of heroin use, age, education, and dose of methadone. Results: Reduced FA among 16 heroin dependent subjects was located in the bilateral frontal sub-gyral regionsm, right precentral and left cingulate gyrus. FA in the right frontal sub-gyral was negatively correlated with duration of heroin use. Conclusion: The disrupted white matter integrity in right frontal white matter may occur in continuous heroin abuse.
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