Quantitative susceptibility map** (QSM): decoding MRI data for a tissue magnetic biomarker

Y Wang, T Liu - Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In MRI, the main magnetic field polarizes the electron cloud of a molecule, generating a
chemical shift for observer protons within the molecule and a magnetic susceptibility …

Making the invisible visible—ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging: technical developments and applications

Y Ma, H Jang, S Jerban, EY Chang, CB Chung… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a large magnetic field and radio waves to generate
images of tissues in the body. Conventional MRI techniques have been developed to image …

Ultrashort echo time imaging using pointwise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition (PETRA)

DM Grodzki, PM Jakob… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Sequences with ultrashort echo times enable new applications of MRI, including bone,
tendon, ligament, and dental imaging. In this article, a sequence is presented that achieves …

Quantifying the local tissue volume and composition in individual brains with magnetic resonance imaging

A Mezer, JD Yeatman, N Stikov, KN Kay, NJ Cho… - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
Here, we describe a quantitative neuroimaging method to estimate the macromolecular
tissue volume (MTV), a fundamental measure of brain anatomy. By making measurements …

MRI‐based quantitative osteoporosis imaging at the spine and femur

N Sollmann, MT Löffler, S Kronthaler… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease with a high prevalence worldwide, characterized
by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration, predisposing an individual to fragility …

Skeletal muscle quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy as an outcome measure for clinical trials

PG Carlier, B Marty, O Scheidegger… - Journal of …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Recent years have seen tremendous progress towards therapy of many previously incurable
neuromuscular diseases. This new context has acted as a driving force for the development …

An illustrated comparison of processing methods for MR phase imaging and QSM: combining array coil signals and phase unwrap**

SD Robinson, K Bredies, D Khabipova… - NMR in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Phase imaging benefits from strong susceptibility effects at very high field and the high
signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) afforded by multi‐channel coils. Combining the information from …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative MRI techniques of cartilage composition

SJ Matzat, J van Tiel, GE Gold… - Quantitative imaging in …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to aging populations and increasing rates of obesity in the developed world, the
prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) is continually increasing. Decreasing the societal and …

Probing myelin content of the human brain with MRI: A review

GF Piredda, T Hilbert, JP Thiran… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid and efficient transmission of electric signals among neurons of vertebrates is ensured
by myelin‐insulating sheaths surrounding axons. Human cognition, sensation, and motor …

Obesity is a risk factor for fracture in children but is protective against fracture in adults: a paradox

P Dimitri, N Bishop, JS Walsh, R Eastell - Bone, 2012 - Elsevier
With the rise in obesity worldwide, an important debate has developed as to whether excess
fat has a detrimental or protective effect on skeletal health in children and adults. Obese …