The role of magnetic forces in biology and medicine

BJ Roth - Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The Lorentz force (the force acting on currents in a magnetic field) plays an increasingly
larger role in techniques to image current and conductivity. This review will summarize …

Can MRI be used as a sensor to record neural activity?

BJ Roth - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Magnetic resonance provides exquisite anatomical images and functional MRI monitors
physiological activity by recording blood oxygenation. This review attempts to answer the …

In-situ MRI velocimetry of the magnetohydrodynamic effect in electrochemical cells

S Benders, BF Gomes, M Carmo, LA Colnago… - Journal of magnetic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrochemical reactions have become increasingly important in a large number of
processes and applications. The use of NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) techniques to …

Direct neural current imaging in an intact cerebellum with magnetic resonance imaging

P Sundaram, A Nummenmaa, W Wells, D Orbach… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
The ability to detect neuronal currents with high spatiotemporal resolution using magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) is important for studying human brain function in both health and …

Simulation of a synchronized methodology for MR-based electromechanical property imaging during transcranial electrical stimulation

G Flé, E Van Houten, G Gilbert, G Cloutier - Frontiers in Physics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Recent investigations into the biomechanics of the brain have unveiled
alteration in tissue stiffness triggered by external stimuli. For instance, visual stimulation …

Can high-field MREIT be used to directly detect neural activity? Theoretical considerations

RJ Sadleir, SC Grant, EJ Woo - NeuroImage, 2010 - Elsevier
We sought to determine the feasibility of directly studying neural tissue activity by analysis of
differential phase shifts in MRI signals that occurred when trickle currents were applied to a …

Direct detection of neural activity in vitro using magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography (MREIT)

RJ Sadleir, F Fu, C Falgas, S Holland, M Boggess… - NeuroImage, 2017 - Elsevier
We describe a sequence of experiments performed in vitro to verify the existence of a new
magnetic resonance imaging contrast—Magnetic Resonance Electrical Impedance …

Functional MRI limitations and aspirations

PA Bandettini - Neural correlates of thinking, 2009 - Springer
Most would agree that knowing precisely what was happening in the brain during the act of
thinking would help in our pursuit to understand what thinking really is. This chapter …

Mechanical model of neural tissue displacement during Lorentz effect imaging

BJ Roth, PJ Basser - … in Medicine: An Official Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Allen Song and coworkers recently proposed a method for MRI detection of biocurrents in
nerves called “Lorentz effect imaging.” When exposed to a magnetic field, neural currents …

Magnetic resonance imaging of ionic currents in solution: the effect of magnetohydrodynamic flow

M Balasubramanian, RV Mulkern… - Magnetic resonance …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Reliably detecting MRI signals in the brain that are more tightly coupled to neural
activity than blood‐oxygen‐level‐dependent fMRI signals could not only prove valuable for …