Fig. 2. Four-month-old Mbnl1+/−/Mbnl2−/− mice exhibit reduced whole-brain volume and enlarged ventricles.
a 3D rendering of representative whole-brain 2D FSE T2w MRIs for 4mo Mbnl1+/+/Mbnl2+/+ and Mbnl1+/−/Mbnl2−/− mice. Colored regions are isocortex and cerebellum (red), hindbrain (pink), white matter areas (yellow), and olfactory gray matter areas (gray). The olfactory bulb was excluded in volume measurements. Scale bar = 2.0 mm. b Whole-brain measurements (mean ± SD) are shown. c Representative axial brain slices from FSE T2w MRI scans where apparent ventricle volumes were defined from hyperintense regions along ventricle locations (yellow filled). Scale bar in 2D axial images denotes 1 mm. d, e Apparent ventricle volumes and percent apparent ventricle/whole-brain volumes (mean ± SD) are shown. Error bars are standard deviations (SD). In all cases, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001.