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Thomas DC, Oros-Peusquens AM, Schöneck M, Willuweit A, Abbas Z, Zimmermann M, Felder J, Celik A, Shah NJ. In Vivo Measurement of Rat Brain Water Content at 9.4 T MR Using Super-Resolution Reconstruction: Validation With Ex Vivo Experiments. J Magn Reson Imaging 2024; 60:161-172. [PMID: 37855368 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Given that changes in brain water content are often correlated with disease, investigating water content non-invasively and in vivo could lead to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of several neurologic diseases. PURPOSE To adapt a super-resolution-based technique, previously developed for humans, to the rat brain and report in vivo high-resolution (HR) water content maps in comparison with ex vivo wet/dry methods. STUDY TYPE Prospective. ANIMAL MODEL Eight healthy male Wistar rats. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE 9.4-T, multi-echo gradient-echo (mGRE) sequence. ASSESSMENT Using super-resolution reconstruction (SRR), a HR mGRE image (200 μm isotropic) was reconstructed from three low-resolution (LR) orthogonal whole-brain images in each animal, which was followed by water content mapping in vivo. The animals were subsequently sacrificed, the brains excised and divided into five regions (front left, front right, middle left, middle right, and cerebellum-brainstem regions), and the water content was measured ex vivo using wet/dry measurements as the reference standard. The water content values of the in vivo and ex vivo methods were then compared for the whole brain and also for the different regions separately. STATISTICAL TESTS Friedman's non-parametric test was used to test difference between the five regions, and Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for correlation between in vivo and ex vivo measurements. A P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Water content values derived from in vivo MR measurements showed strong correlations with water content measured ex vivo at a regional level (r = 0.902). Different brain regions showed significantly different water content values. Water content values were highest in the frontal brain, followed by the midbrain, and lowest in the cerebellum and brainstem regions. DATA CONCLUSION An in vivo technique to achieve HR isotropic water content maps in the rat brain using SRR was adopted in this study. The MRI-derived water content values obtained using the technique showed strong correlations with water content values obtained using ex vivo wet/dry methods. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 1 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 1.
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- Dennis C Thomas
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, INM-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, INM-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, INM-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, INM-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, INM-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, INM-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 11, INM-11, JARA, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, INM-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 11, INM-11, JARA, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- JARA-BRAIN-Translational Medicine, Aachen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Frenken M, Radke KL, Schäfer ELE, Valentin B, Wilms LM, Abrar DB, Nebelung S, Martirosian P, Wittsack HJ, Müller-Lutz A. Insights into the Age Dependency of Compositional MR Biomarkers Quantifying the Health Status of Cartilage in Metacarpophalangeal Joints. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13101746. [PMID: 37238230 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13101746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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(1) Background: We aim to investigate age-related changes in cartilage structure and composition in the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints using magnetic resonance (MR) biomarkers. (2) Methods: The cartilage tissue of 90 MCP joints from 30 volunteers without any signs of destruction or inflammation was examined using T1, T2, and T1ρ compositional MR imaging techniques on a 3 Tesla clinical scanner and correlated with age. (3) Results: The T1ρ and T2 relaxation times showed a significant correlation with age (T1ρ: Kendall-τ-b = 0.3, p < 0.001; T2: Kendall-τ-b = 0.2, p = 0.01). No significant correlation was observed for T1 as a function of age (T1: Kendall-τ-b = 0.12, p = 0.13). (4) Conclusions: Our data show an increase in T1ρ and T2 relaxation times with age. We hypothesize that this increase is due to age-related changes in cartilage structure and composition. In future examinations of cartilage using compositional MRI, especially T1ρ and T2 techniques, e.g., in patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, the age of the patients should be taken into account.
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- Miriam Frenken
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Aachen, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Dusseldorf, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
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Bergsland N, Dwyer MG, Jakimovski D, Tavazzi E, Benedict RHB, Weinstock-Guttman B, Zivadinov R. Association of Choroid Plexus Inflammation on MRI With Clinical Disability Progression Over 5 Years in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology 2023; 100:e911-e920. [PMID: 36543575 PMCID: PMC9990433 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Inflammation of the choroid plexus (CP) has been reported in multiple sclerosis (MS). The AU1 association between CP inflammation and clinical disability progression is still under debate. The objective of the current study was to assess the relationship between measures of CP inflammation and investigate their associations with clinical disability progression in MS. METHODS In this retrospective analysis of a longitudinal study, 174 patients with MS (118 with relapsing-remitting MS and 56 with progressive MS [PMS]) and 56 healthy controls (HCs), group matched for age and sex, were imaged on a 3T MRI scanner at baseline and after an average of 5.5 years of follow-up. T2 lesion volume (T2-LV) was assessed. Regional tissue volumes were calculated. CP volume was measured, and pseudo-T2 (pT2) mapping was performed to asses CP inflammation. Group comparisons and correlations were adjusted for age and sex. RESULTS Patients with MS presented with significantly larger CP volume (p = 0.01) and increased CP pT2 (<0.001) at baseline, when compared with HCs. CP volume and CP pT2 did not significantly increase over the follow-up in the MS sample. However, baseline CP pT2 was associated with clinical disability progression at follow-up (p = 0.001), even after controlling for all other factors significantly associated with disability progression (p = 0.030), including T2-LV, normalized brain volume, normalized gray matter volume, and normalized thalamic volumes. Changes in CP volume and CP pT2 were not related to changes in clinical parameters such as relapse rate over the course of the follow-up. DISCUSSION CP inflammation, as evidenced by MRI, is clinically relevant in MS. CP inflammation may have a relevant role in driving disease progression.
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- Niels Bergsland
- From the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (N.B., M.G.D., D.J., R.Z.), Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; IRCCS (N.B.), Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan; Multiple Sclerosis Centre (E.T.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.B.B., B.W.-G.), University at Buffalo, University Neurology, NY; and Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Research Center (R.Z.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
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- From the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (N.B., M.G.D., D.J., R.Z.), Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; IRCCS (N.B.), Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan; Multiple Sclerosis Centre (E.T.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.B.B., B.W.-G.), University at Buffalo, University Neurology, NY; and Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Research Center (R.Z.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
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- From the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (N.B., M.G.D., D.J., R.Z.), Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; IRCCS (N.B.), Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan; Multiple Sclerosis Centre (E.T.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.B.B., B.W.-G.), University at Buffalo, University Neurology, NY; and Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Research Center (R.Z.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
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- From the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (N.B., M.G.D., D.J., R.Z.), Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; IRCCS (N.B.), Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan; Multiple Sclerosis Centre (E.T.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.B.B., B.W.-G.), University at Buffalo, University Neurology, NY; and Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Research Center (R.Z.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
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- From the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (N.B., M.G.D., D.J., R.Z.), Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; IRCCS (N.B.), Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan; Multiple Sclerosis Centre (E.T.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.B.B., B.W.-G.), University at Buffalo, University Neurology, NY; and Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Research Center (R.Z.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
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- From the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (N.B., M.G.D., D.J., R.Z.), Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; IRCCS (N.B.), Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan; Multiple Sclerosis Centre (E.T.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.B.B., B.W.-G.), University at Buffalo, University Neurology, NY; and Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Research Center (R.Z.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
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- From the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (N.B., M.G.D., D.J., R.Z.), Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; IRCCS (N.B.), Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan; Multiple Sclerosis Centre (E.T.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Neurology (R.H.B.B., B.W.-G.), University at Buffalo, University Neurology, NY; and Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Research Center (R.Z.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
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Chan KS, Chamberland M, Marques JP. On the performance of multi-compartment relaxometry for myelin water imaging (MCR-MWI) - test-retest repeatability and inter-protocol reproducibility. Neuroimage 2023; 266:119824. [PMID: 36539169 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, we optimized the variable flip angle (VFA) acquisition scheme using numerical simulations to shorten the acquisition time of multicompartment relaxometry for myelin water imaging (MCR-MWI) to a clinically practical range in the absence of advanced image reconstruction methods. As the primary objective of this study, the test-retest repeatability of myelin water fraction (MWF) measurements of MCR-MWI is evaluated on three gradient echo (GRE) sequence settings using the optimized VFA schemes with different echo times and repetition times, emulating various scanner setups. The cross-protocol reproducibility of MCR-MWI and MCR with diffusion-informed myelin water imaging (MCR-DIMWI) is also examined. As a secondary objective, we explore the bundle-specific profiles of various microstructural parameters from MCR-(DI)MWI and their cross-correlations to determine if these parameters possess supplementary microstructure information beyond myelin concentration. Numerical simulations indicate that MCR-MWI can be performed with a minimum of three flip angles covering a wide range of T1 weightings without adding significant bias. This is supported by the results of an in vivo experiment, allowing whole-brain 1.5 mm isotropic MWF maps to be acquired in 9 min, reducing the total scan time to 40% of the original implementation without significant quality degradation. Good test-retest repeatability is observed for MCR-MWI for all three GRE protocols. While good correlations can also be found in MWF across protocols, systematic differences are observed. Bundle-specific MWF analysis reveals that certain white matter bundles are similar in all participants. We also found that microstructure relaxation parameters have low linear correlations with MWF. MCR-MWI is a reproducible measure of myelin. However, attention should be paid to the protocol related MWF differences when comparing different studies, as the MWF bias up to 0.5% can be observed across the protocols examined in this work.
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- Kwok-Shing Chan
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Bakogiannis C, Mouselimis D, Tsarouchas A, Papatheodorou E, Vassilikos VP, Androulakis E. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or athlete's heart? A systematic review of novel cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging parameters. Eur J Sport Sci 2023; 23:143-154. [PMID: 34720041 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2021.2001576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common cause of sudden cardiac death in athletes. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) imaging is considered an excellent tool to differentiate between HCM and athlete's heart. The aim of this systematic review was to highlight the novel CMR-derived parameters with significant discriminative capacity between the two conditions. A systematic search in the MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Reviews databases was performed. Eligible studies were considered the ones comparing novel CMR-derived parameters on athletes and HCM patients. Therefore, studies that only examined Cine-derived volumetric parameters were excluded. Particular attention was given to binary classification results from multi-variate regression models and ROC curve analyses. Bias assessment was performed with the Quality Assessment on Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. Five (5) studies were included in the systematic review, with a total of 284 athletes and 373 HCM patients. Several novel indices displayed discriminatory potential, such as native T1 mapping and T2 values, LV global longitudinal strain, late gadolinium enhancement and whole-LV fractal dimension. Diffusion tensor imaging enabled quantification of the secondary eigenvalue angle and fractional anisotropy in one study, which also proved capable of reliably detecting HCM in a mixed athlete/patient sample. Several novel CMR-derived parameters, most of which are currently under development, show promising results in discerning between athlete's heart and HCM. Prospective studies examining the discriminatory capacity of all promising modalities side-by-side will yield definitive answers on their relative importance; diagnostic models can incorporate the best performing variables for optimal results.
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- Constantinos Bakogiannis
- Cardiovascular Prevention and Digital Cardiology Lab, Third Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Cardiovascular Prevention and Digital Cardiology Lab, Third Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Cardiovascular Prevention and Digital Cardiology Lab, Third Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Cardiovascular Prevention and Digital Cardiology Lab, Third Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Jara H, Sakai O, Farrher E, Oros-Peusquens AM, Shah NJ, Alsop DC, Keenan KE. Primary Multiparametric Quantitative Brain MRI: State-of-the-Art Relaxometric and Proton Density Mapping Techniques. Radiology 2022; 305:5-18. [PMID: 36040334 PMCID: PMC9524578 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.211519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
This review on brain multiparametric quantitative MRI (MP-qMRI) focuses on the primary subset of quantitative MRI (qMRI) parameters that represent the mobile ("free") and bound ("motion-restricted") proton pools. Such primary parameters are the proton densities, relaxation times, and magnetization transfer parameters. Diffusion qMRI is also included because of its wide implementation in complete clinical MP-qMRI application. MP-qMRI advances were reviewed over the past 2 decades, with substantial progress observed toward accelerating image acquisition and increasing mapping accuracy. Areas that need further investigation and refinement are identified as follows: (a) the biologic underpinnings of qMRI parameter values and their changes with age and/or disease and (b) the theoretical limitations implicitly built into most qMRI mapping algorithms that do not distinguish between the different spatial scales of voxels versus spin packets, the central physical object of the Bloch theory. With rapidly improving image processing techniques and continuous advances in computer hardware, MP-qMRI has the potential for implementation in a wide range of clinical applications. Currently, three emerging MP-qMRI applications are synthetic MRI, macrostructural qMRI, and microstructural tissue modeling.
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- Hernán Jara
- From the Department of Radiology, Boston University, 670 Albany St,
Boston, Mass 02118 (H.J., O.S.); Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-4,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany (E.F., A.M.O.P.,
N.J.S.); Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.C.A.); and Physical Measurement Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colo (K.E.K.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Boston University, 670 Albany St,
Boston, Mass 02118 (H.J., O.S.); Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-4,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany (E.F., A.M.O.P.,
N.J.S.); Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.C.A.); and Physical Measurement Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colo (K.E.K.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Boston University, 670 Albany St,
Boston, Mass 02118 (H.J., O.S.); Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-4,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany (E.F., A.M.O.P.,
N.J.S.); Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.C.A.); and Physical Measurement Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colo (K.E.K.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Boston University, 670 Albany St,
Boston, Mass 02118 (H.J., O.S.); Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-4,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany (E.F., A.M.O.P.,
N.J.S.); Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.C.A.); and Physical Measurement Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colo (K.E.K.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Boston University, 670 Albany St,
Boston, Mass 02118 (H.J., O.S.); Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-4,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany (E.F., A.M.O.P.,
N.J.S.); Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.C.A.); and Physical Measurement Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colo (K.E.K.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Boston University, 670 Albany St,
Boston, Mass 02118 (H.J., O.S.); Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-4,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany (E.F., A.M.O.P.,
N.J.S.); Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.C.A.); and Physical Measurement Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colo (K.E.K.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, Boston University, 670 Albany St,
Boston, Mass 02118 (H.J., O.S.); Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-4,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany (E.F., A.M.O.P.,
N.J.S.); Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.C.A.); and Physical Measurement Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colo (K.E.K.)
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C Thomas D, Oros-Peusquens AM, Poot D, Shah NJ. Whole-Brain Water Content Mapping Using Super-Resolution Reconstruction with MRI Acquisition in 3 Orthogonal Orientations. Magn Reson Med 2022; 88:2117-2130. [PMID: 35861258 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Brain water content provides rich tissue contrast comparable to that of longitudinal relaxation time T1 , but mapping is usually performed at modest resolution. In particular, the slice thickness in 2D mapping methods is limited. Here, we combine super-resolution reconstruction techniques with a fast water content mapping method to acquire high and isotropic resolution (0.75 mm) water content maps at 3 Tesla. METHODS A high-resolution multi-echo gradient echo image is super-resolution-reconstructed from 3 low-resolution, orthogonal multi-echo gradient echo image acquisitions, followed by water content mapping. The mapping accuracy and SNR of the proposed method are assessed using numerical simulations, phantom studies, and in vivo data acquired from 6 healthy volunteers at 3 Tesla. A high-resolution acquisition with an established mapping method is used as a reference. RESULTS Whole-brain water content maps with 0.75 mm isotropic resolution are demonstrated. No bias in the water content values was seen following super-resolution reconstruction. In the in vivo experiments, a lower SD of the mean water content values was observed with the proposed method compared to the reference method. CONCLUSIONS Super-resolution reconstruction of multi-echo gradient echo data is demonstrated, enabling whole-brain water content mapping with high and isotropic resolution. The accuracy of the proposed method is shown using phantoms and 6 healthy volunteers and was found to be unchanged compared to the conventional acquisition. The proposed method could increase the sensitivity of water content mapping sufficiently to enable the detection of very small lesions, such as cortical lesions in multiple sclerosis.
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- Dennis C Thomas
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, Jülich, Germany.,Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 4, Jülich, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine 11, INM-11, JARA, Jülich, Germany.,JARA - BRAIN - Translational Medicine, Aachen, Germany.,Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Bauer M, Berger C, Gerlach K, Scheurer E, Lenz C. Post mortem evaluation of brain edema using quantitative MRI. Forensic Sci Int 2022; 337:111376. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yamada H, Tanikawa M, Sakata T, Aihara N, Mase M. Usefulness of T2 Relaxation Time for Quantitative Prediction of Meningioma Consistency. World Neurosurg 2021; 157:e484-e491. [PMID: 34695610 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.10.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Meningioma consistency is one of the most critical factors affecting the difficulty of surgery. Although many studies have attempted to predict meningioma consistency via magnetic resonance imaging findings, no definitive method has been established, because most have been based on qualitative evaluations. Therefore, the present study examined the potential of the T2 relaxation time (T2 value), a tissue-specific quantitative parameter, for assessment of meningioma consistency. METHODS Eighteen surgically treated meningiomas in 16 patients were included in the present study. Preoperatively, the T2 values of all meningiomas were calculated pixel by pixel, and a T2 value distribution map was generated. A total of 27 tumor specimens (multiple specimens were procured if heterogeneous) were taken from these meningiomas, with each localization identified intraoperatively using image guidance. The consistency of the specimens was measured with a durometer, originally a device for measuring the hardness of material such as elastic rubber, and their water content was subsequently measured using wet and dry measurements. RESULTS A significant correlation was found between the T2 values of the matched locations identified by image guidance intraoperatively and the consistency measured using the durometer (r = -0.722; P < 0.01) and the water content (r = 0.621; P = 0.01). In addition, the water content correlated significantly with the durometer consistency (r = -0.677; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The T2 values could be a reliable quantitative predictor of meningioma consistency, and the T2 value distribution map, which elucidated the internal structure of the tumor in detail, could provide helpful information for surgical resection.
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- Hiroshi Yamada
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Vavasour IM, Chang KL, Combes AJE, Meyers SM, Kolind SH, Rauscher A, Li DKB, Traboulsee A, MacKay AL, Laule C. Water content changes in new multiple sclerosis lesions have a minimal effect on the determination of myelin water fraction values. J Neuroimaging 2021; 31:1119-1125. [PMID: 34310789 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Myelin water fraction (MWF) is a histopathologically validated in vivo myelin marker. As MWF is the proportion of water with a short T2 relative to the total water, increases in water from edema and inflammation may confound MWF determination in multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Total water content (TWC) measurement enables calculation of absolute myelin water content (MWC) and can be used to distinguish edema/inflammation from demyelination. We assessed what influence changes in total water might have on MWF by calculating MWC values in new MS lesions. METHODS 3T 32-echo T2 relaxation data were collected monthly for 6 months from six relapsing-remitting MS participants. TWC was determined and multiplied with MWF images to calculate corrected MWC images. The effect of this water content correction was examined in 20 new lesions by comparing mean MWF and MWC over time. RESULTS On average, at lesion first appearance, lesion TWC increased by 6.4% (p = .003; range: -1% to +21%), MWF decreased by 24% (p = .006; range: -70% to +12%), and MWC decreased by 20% (p = .026; range: -68% to +21%), relative to prelesion values. Average TWC in lesions then gradually decreased, whereas MWF and MWC remained low. The shape of the MWF and MWC lesion evolution curves was nearly identical, differing only by an offset. CONCLUSION MWF mirrors MWC and is able to monitor myelin in new lesions. Even after taking into account water content increases, MWC still decreased at lesion first appearance attributed to demyelination.
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- Irene M Vavasour
- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Age- and gender-related differences in brain tissue microstructure revealed by multi-component T 2 relaxometry. Neurobiol Aging 2021; 106:68-79. [PMID: 34252873 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In spite of extensive work, inconsistent findings and lack of specificity in most neuroimaging techniques used to examine age- and gender-related patterns in brain tissue microstructure indicate the need for additional research. Here, we performed the largest Multi-component T2 relaxometry cross-sectional study to date in healthy adults (N = 145, 18-60 years). Five quantitative microstructure parameters derived from various segments of the estimated T2 spectra were evaluated, allowing a more specific interpretation of results in terms of tissue microstructure. We found similar age-related myelin water fraction (MWF) patterns in men and women but we also observed differential male related results including increased MWF content in a few white matter tracts, a faster decline with age of the intra- and extra-cellular water fraction and its T2 relaxation time (i.e. steeper age related negative slopes) and a faster increase in the free and quasi-free water fraction, spanning the whole grey matter. Such results point to a sexual dimorphism in brain tissue microstructure and suggest a lesser vulnerability to age-related changes in women.
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Hagiwara A, Fujita S, Ohno Y, Aoki S. Variability and Standardization of Quantitative Imaging: Monoparametric to Multiparametric Quantification, Radiomics, and Artificial Intelligence. Invest Radiol 2020; 55:601-616. [PMID: 32209816 PMCID: PMC7413678 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000000666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Radiological images have been assessed qualitatively in most clinical settings by the expert eyes of radiologists and other clinicians. On the other hand, quantification of radiological images has the potential to detect early disease that may be difficult to detect with human eyes, complement or replace biopsy, and provide clear differentiation of disease stage. Further, objective assessment by quantification is a prerequisite of personalized/precision medicine. This review article aims to summarize and discuss how the variability of quantitative values derived from radiological images are induced by a number of factors and how these variabilities are mitigated and standardization of the quantitative values are achieved. We discuss the variabilities of specific biomarkers derived from magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography, and focus on diffusion-weighted imaging, relaxometry, lung density evaluation, and computer-aided computed tomography volumetry. We also review the sources of variability and current efforts of standardization of the rapidly evolving techniques, which include radiomics and artificial intelligence.
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- Akifumi Hagiwara
- From the Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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McCreary CR, Salluzzi M, Andersen LB, Gobbi D, Lauzon L, Saad F, Smith EE, Frayne R. Calgary Normative Study: design of a prospective longitudinal study to characterise potential quantitative MR biomarkers of neurodegeneration over the adult lifespan. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e038120. [PMID: 32792445 PMCID: PMC7430487 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION A number of MRI methods have been proposed to be useful, quantitative biomarkers of neurodegeneration in ageing. The Calgary Normative Study (CNS) is an ongoing single-centre, prospective, longitudinal study that seeks to develop, test and assess quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) methods as potential biomarkers of neurodegeneration. The CNS has three objectives: first and foremost, to evaluate and characterise the dependence of the selected quantitative neuroimaging biomarkers on age over the adult lifespan; second, to evaluate the precision, variability and repeatability of quantitative neuroimaging biomarkers as part of biomarker validation providing proof-of-concept and proof-of-principle; and third, provide a shared repository of normative data for comparison to various disease cohorts. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Quantitative MR mapping of the brain including longitudinal relaxation time (T1), transverse relaxation time (T2), T2*, magnetic susceptibility (QSM), diffusion and perfusion measurements, as well as morphological assessments are performed. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and a brief, self-report medical history will be collected. Mixed regression models will be used to characterise changes in quantitative MR biomarker measures over the adult lifespan. In this report, we describe the study design, strategies to recruit and perform changes to the acquisition protocol from inception to 31 December 2018, planned statistical approach and data sharing procedures for the study. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Participants provide signed informed consent. Changes in quantitative MR biomarkers measured over the adult lifespan as well as estimates of measurement variance and repeatability will be disseminated through peer-reviewed scientific publication.
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- Cheryl R McCreary
- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Seaman Family MR Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calgary Image Analysis and Processing Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calgary Image Analysis and Processing Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Seaman Family MR Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Seaman Family MR Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Seaman Family MR Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Calgary Image Analysis and Processing Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Lin T, Lu Y, Zhang X, Gong L, Wei C. Treatment of dry eye by intracanalicular injection of a thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogel: evaluation of biosafety and availability. Biomater Sci 2019; 6:3160-3169. [PMID: 30357138 DOI: 10.1039/c8bm01047a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Chitosan has been increasingly considered for the design of implant materials in the field of translational medicine. However, implant properties addressing the complexity of the desired tissue still need to be developed. The focus of this study lies in the evaluation of a thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogel for intracanalicular injection. Hydroxybutyl chitosan (HBC) solution was prepared, and its cytocompatibility was investigated by the CCK-8 assay using primary human corneal epithelial cells (HCEpiCs). Minimal cytotoxicity was seen in cultures with the HBC-extracting solution at a concentration of 0.2 g ml-1 for up to 72 h incubation. The biocompatibility and effectiveness, based on both a rabbit model and a human pilot study, were evaluated anatomically and functionally. The flow flux significantly decreased after HBC injection, with 76.9% of the flow flux occurring 10 min after HBC injection. Tear secretion significantly improved in the rabbit model. The density of PAS-positive cells gradually increased in the animal model. Various clinical indicators, which include the ocular surface disease index (OSDI) and tear break up time, have been improved greatly. Thermosensitivity promotes greater suitability for HBC intracanalicular injection to obstruct the lacrimal drainage system at body temperature. These results demonstrate that the thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogel is suitable as a liquid plug for tear flow blockage and thus represents a promising candidate for translational medicine.
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- Tong Lin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China.
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Oleson S, Lu KH, Liu Z, Durkes AC, Sivasankar MP. Proton density-weighted laryngeal magnetic resonance imaging in systemically dehydrated rats. Laryngoscope 2018; 128:E222-E227. [PMID: 29114904 PMCID: PMC5940594 DOI: 10.1002/lary.26978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Dehydrated vocal folds are inefficient sound generators. Although systemic dehydration of the body is believed to induce vocal fold dehydration, this causative relationship has not been demonstrated in vivo. Here we investigate the feasibility of using in vivo proton density (PD)-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to demonstrate hydration changes in vocal fold tissue following systemic dehydration in rats. STUDY DESIGN Animal study. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 10) were imaged at baseline and following a 10% reduction in body weight secondary to withholding water. In vivo, high-field (7 T), PD-weighted MRI was used to successfully resolve vocal fold and salivary gland tissue structures. RESULTS Normalized signal intensities within the vocal fold decreased postdehydration by an average of 11.38% ± 3.95% (mean ± standard error of the mean [SEM], P = .0098) as compared to predehydration levels. The salivary glands experienced a similar decrease in normalized signal intensity by an average of 10.74% ± 4.14% (mean ± SEM, P = .0195) following dehydration. The correlation coefficient (percent change from dehydration) between vocal folds and salivary glands was 0.7145 (P = .0202). CONCLUSIONS Ten percent systemic dehydration induced vocal fold dehydration as assessed by PD-weighted MRI. Changes in the hydration state of vocal fold tissue were highly correlated with that of the salivary glands in dehydrated rats in vivo. These preliminary findings demonstrate the feasibility of using PD-weighted MRI to quantify hydration states of the vocal folds and lay the foundation for further studies that explore more routine and realistic magnitudes of systemic dehydration and rehydration. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE NA. Laryngoscope, 128:E222-E227, 2018.
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- Steven Oleson
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Latta P, Starčuk Z, Gruwel MLH, Lattova B, Lattova P, Štourač P, Tomanek B. Influence of k-space trajectory corrections on proton density mapping with ultrashort echo time imaging: Application for imaging of short T2 components in white matter. Magn Reson Imaging 2018; 51:87-95. [PMID: 29729437 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2018.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of MR gradient system imperfections and limitations for the quantitative mapping of short T2* signals performed by ultrashort echo time (UTE) acquisition approach. MATERIALS AND METHODS The measurement of short T2* signals from a phantom and a healthy volunteer study (8 subjects of average age 28 ± 4 years) were performed on a 3T scanner. The characteristics of the gradient system were obtained using calibration method performed directly on the measured subject or phantom. This information was used to calculate the actual sampling trajectory with the help of a parametric eddy current model. The actual sample positions were used to reconstruct corrected images and compared with uncorrected data. RESULTS Comparison of both approaches, i.e., without and with correction of k-space sampling trajectories revealed substantial improvement when correction was applied. The phantom experiments demonstrate substantial in-plane signal intensity variations for uncorrected sampling trajectories. In the case of the volunteer study, this led to significant differences in relative proton density (RPD) estimation between the uncorrected and corrected data (P = 0.0117 by Wilcoxon matched-pairs test) and provides for about ~15% higher values for short T2* components of white matter (WM) in the case of uncorrected images. CONCLUSION The imperfection of the applied gradients could induce errors in k-space data sampling which further propagates into the fidelity of the UTE images and jeopardizes precision of quantification. However, the study proved that measurement of gradient errors together with correction of sample positions can contribute to increased accuracy and unbiased characterization of short T2* signals.
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- Peter Latta
- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Biological Resources Imaging Laboratory, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, Level 4, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology, University Hospital Brno, Jihlavska 20, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; University of Alberta, Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Physics, 8303 - 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2T4, Canada
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Schneider S, Jølck RI, Troost EGC, Hoffmann AL. Quantification of MRI visibility and artifacts at 3T of liquid fiducial marker in a pancreas tissue-mimicking phantom. Med Phys 2017; 45:37-47. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.12670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Sergej Schneider
- Institute of Radiooncology - OncoRay; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Dresden Germany
- OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology; Faculty of Medicine; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus; Technische Universität Dresden; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Dresden Germany
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- Nanovi Radiotherapy A/S; DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Denmark
- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology; Center for Nanomedicine and Theranostics; Technical University of Denmark; Building 423 DK-2800 Kongens. Lyngby Denmark
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- Institute of Radiooncology - OncoRay; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Dresden Germany
- OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology; Faculty of Medicine; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus; Technische Universität Dresden; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Dresden Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology; Faculty of Medicine; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus; Technische Universität Dresden; Dresden Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ); Heidelberg Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), partner site Dresden; Dresden Germany
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- Institute of Radiooncology - OncoRay; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Dresden Germany
- OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology; Faculty of Medicine; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus; Technische Universität Dresden; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf; Dresden Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology; Faculty of Medicine; University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus; Technische Universität Dresden; Dresden Germany
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Sudhyadhom A. Determination of mean ionization potential using magnetic resonance imaging for the reduction of proton beam range uncertainties: theory and application. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 62:8521-8535. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa8d9e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Berman S, West KL, Does MD, Yeatman JD, Mezer AA. Evaluating g-ratio weighted changes in the corpus callosum as a function of age and sex. Neuroimage 2017; 182:304-313. [PMID: 28673882 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.06.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Recent years have seen a growing interest in relating MRI measurements to the structural-biophysical properties of white matter fibers. The fiber g-ratio, defined as the ratio between the inner and outer radii of the axon myelin sheath, is an important structural property of white matter, affecting signal conduction. Recently proposed modeling methods that use a combination of quantitative-MRI signals, enable a measurement of the fiber g-ratio in vivo. Here we use an MRI-based g-ratio estimation to observe the variance of the g-ratio within the corpus callosum, and evaluate sex and age related differences. To estimate the g-ratio we used a model (Stikov et al., 2011; Duval et al., 2017) based on two different WM microstructure parameters: the relative amounts of myelin (myelin volume fraction, MVF) and fibers (fiber volume fraction, FVF) in a voxel. We derived the FVF from the fractional anisotropy (FA), and estimated the MVF by using the lipid and macromolecular tissue volume (MTV), calculated from the proton density (Mezer et al., 2013). In comparison to other methods of estimating the MVF, MTV represents a stable parameter with a straightforward route of acquisition. To establish our model, we first compared histological MVF measurements (West et al., 2016) with the MRI derived MTV. We then implemented our model on a large database of 92 subjects (44 males), aged 7 to 81, in order to evaluate age and sex related changes within the corpus callosum. Our results show that the MTV provides a good estimation of MVF for calculating g-ratio, and produced values from the corpus callosum that correspond to those found in animals ex vivo and are close to the theoretical optimum, as well as to published in vivo data. Our results demonstrate that the MTV derived g-ratio provides a simple and reliable in vivo g-ratio-weighted (GR*) measurement in humans. In agreement with theoretical predictions, and unlike other tissue parameters measured with MRI, the g-ratio estimations were found to be relatively stable with age, and we found no support for a significant sexual dimorphism with age.
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- Shai Berman
- The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Nguyen TD, Spincemaille P, Gauthier SA, Wang Y. Rapid whole brain myelin water content mapping without an external water standard at 1.5 T. Magn Reson Imaging 2017; 39:82-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2016.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Meyers SM, Kolind SH, MacKay AL. Simultaneous measurement of total water content and myelin water fraction in brain at 3 T using a T 2 relaxation based method. Magn Reson Imaging 2017; 37:187-194. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 11/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Frischknecht U, Hermann D, Tunc-Skarka N, Wang GY, Sack M, van Eijk J, Demirakca T, Falfan-Melgoza C, Krumm B, Dieter S, Spanagel R, Kiefer F, Mann KF, Sommer WH, Ende G, Weber-Fahr W. Negative Association Between MR-Spectroscopic Glutamate Markers and Gray Matter Volume After Alcohol Withdrawal in the Hippocampus: A Translational Study in Humans and Rats. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2017; 41:323-333. [DOI: 10.1111/acer.13308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ulrich Frischknecht
- Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Neuroimaging ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Neuroimaging ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Neuroimaging ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Neuroimaging ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Neuroimaging ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Research Group for Translational Imaging ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Institute of Psychopharmacology ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Institute of Psychopharmacology ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
- Institute of Psychopharmacology ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Neuroimaging ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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- Research Group for Translational Imaging ; Central Institute for Mental Health; Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University; Mannheim Germany
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Meyers SM, Tam R, Lee JS, Kolind SH, Vavasour IM, Mackie E, Zhao Y, Laule C, Mädler B, Li DK, MacKay AL, Traboulsee AL. Does hydration status affect MRI measures of brain volume or water content? J Magn Reson Imaging 2016; 44:296-304. [DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Sandra M. Meyers
- Physics and Astronomy; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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- MS/MRI Research Group; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
- Radiology; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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- Radiology; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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- Medicine; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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- Medicine; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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- Radiology; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
- Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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- MS/MRI Research Group; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
- Radiology; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
- Medicine; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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- Physics and Astronomy; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
- Radiology; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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