Development and application of MRI techniques for non-invasive assessment of blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier function

C Perera - 2023 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
The choroid plexus (CP) tissue forms the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB)-a
unique interface which plays a critical role in effective homeostasis of the central nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive MRI of blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier function

PG Evans, M Sokolska, A Alves, IF Harrison… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) is a highly dynamic transport interface that
serves brain homeostasis. To date, however, understanding of its role in brain development …

[HTML][HTML] Application of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier integrity

ICM Verheggen, WM Freeze, JJA de Jong… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract VERHEGGEN, ICM, W. Freeze, J. de Jong, J. Jansen, A. Postma, M. van Boxtel, F.
Verhey and W. Backes. The application of contrast-enhanced MRI in the assessment of …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating changes in blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier function in a rat model of chronic hypertension using non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging

C Perera, D Tolomeo, RR Baker, Y Ohene… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chronic hypertension is a major risk factor for the development of neurodegenerative
disease, yet the etiology of hypertension-driven neurodegeneration remains poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous phMRI measurement of cerebral perfusion and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier function using interleaved echo-time ASL C Perera1, I …

D Thomas, J Wells - Metabolism, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: We have recently developed a MRI technique that quantifies the rate of arterial
blood water delivery to ventricular CSF, a non-invasive surrogate measure of Blood …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological MRI with simultaneous measurement of cerebral perfusion and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier function using interleaved echo-time arterial …

C Perera, IF Harrison, MF Lythgoe, DL Thomas… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmacological MRI (phMRI) studies seek to capture changes in brain haemodynamics in
response to a drug. This provides a methodological platform for the evaluation of novel …

Non-invasive imaging of CSF-mediated brain clearance pathways via assessment of perivascular fluid movement with diffusion tensor MRI

IF Harrison, B Siow, AB Akilo, PG Evans, O Ismail… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
The glymphatics system describes a CSF-mediated clearance pathway for the removal of
potentially harmful molecules, such as amyloid beta, from the brain. As such, its components …

Non-invasive MRI of Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid-Barrier Function: a Functional Biomarker of Early Alzheimer's Disease Pathology

C Perera, R Cruz, N Shemesh, T Carvalho, DL Thomas… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
INTRODUCTION Choroid plexus (CP) dysfunction is thought to contribute to toxic protein
build-up in neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related decline of intrinsic cerebrospinal fluid outflow in healthy humans detected with non-contrast spin-labeling MR imaging

V Malis, WC Bae, A Yamamoto, LK McEvoy… - … in Medical Sciences, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Clearance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is important for the removal of toxins from
the brain, with implications for neurodegenerative diseases. Imaging evaluation of CSF …

Cerebrospinal fluid turnover as a driver of brain clearance

NG Smets, GJ Strijkers, V Vinje… - NMR in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has historically been considered to function as a sink for brain‐
derived waste disposal. Recent work suggested that CSF interacts even more intensely with …