MRI artifacts in human brain tissue after prolonged formalin storage

S van Duijn, RJA Nabuurs… - Magnetic resonance …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
For the interpretation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities in brain
pathology, often ex vivo tissue is used. The purpose of this study was to determine the …

Effects of concentration and vendor specific composition of formalin on postmortem MRI of the human brain

C Birkl, M Soellradl, AM Toeglhofer… - Magnetic resonance …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Formalin fixation prevents tissue autolysis by crosslinking proteins and changes
tissue microstructure and MRI signal characteristics. Previous studies showed high …

Optimising Imaging Parameters for Post Mortem MR Imaging of the Human Brain

AM Blamire, JG Rowe, P Styles, B McDonald - Acta Radiologica, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: MR imaging of post mortem brains has the potential to yield volumetric information
and define the extent of structural changes prior to pathological examination. Although …

Effects of formalin fixation and temperature on MR relaxation times in the human brain

C Birkl, C Langkammer, N Golob‐Schwarzl… - NMR in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐mortem MRI of the brain is increasingly applied in neuroscience for a better
understanding of the contrast mechanisms of disease induced tissue changes. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative Ex Vivo MRI Changes due to Progressive Formalin Fixation in Whole Human Brain Specimens: Longitudinal Characterization of Diffusion …

AS Shatil, MN Uddin, KM Matsuda, CR Figley - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Postmortem MRI can be used to reveal important pathologies and establish
radiology–pathology correlations. However, quantitative MRI values are altered by tissue …

Optimization of sample preparation for MRI of formaldehyde-fixed brains

Y Leprince, B Schmitt, É Chaillou… - 23rd annual meeting …, 2015 - cea.hal.science
Magnetic resonance imaging of post-mortem brains allows long acquisition times up to
several days and can be used to obtain high-resolution images at high field (7 T) which can …

Postmortem MRI of human brain hemispheres: T2 relaxation times during formaldehyde fixation

RJ Dawe, DA Bennett, JA Schneider… - … in Medicine: An …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Unlike in vivo imaging, postmortem MRI allows for invasive examination of the tissue
specimen immediately after the MR scan. However, natural tissue decomposition and …

Effects of formalin fixation on magnetic resonance indices in multiple sclerosis cortical gray matter

K Schmierer, JR Thavarajah, SF An… - Journal of magnetic …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate changes in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indices following
formalin fixation of postmortem multiple sclerosis (MS) cortical gray matter (CGM) …

High-resolution 3D-MRI of postmortem brain specimens fixed by formalin and gadoteridol

Y Kanawaku, S Someya, T Kobayashi, K Hirakawa… - Legal Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of this investigation was to compare magnetization-prepared rapid
gradient echo (MP-RAGE) images with T1-weighted images (T1WI) and T2-weighted …

The choice of embedding media affects image quality, tissue R2*, and susceptibility behaviors in post‐mortem brain MR microscopy at 7.0T

P Dusek, VI Madai, T Huelnhagen… - Magnetic resonance …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The quality and precision of post‐mortem MRI microscopy may vary depending on
the embedding medium used. To investigate this, our study evaluated the impact of 5 widely …