Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of brain anatomy and in vivo histology

N Weiskopf, LJ Edwards, G Helms… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) goes beyond conventional MRI, which
aims primarily at local image contrast. It provides specific physical parameters related to the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Silent zero TE MR neuroimaging: current state-of-the-art and future directions

E Ljungberg, NL Damestani, TC Wood… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners produce loud acoustic noise
originating from vibrational Lorentz forces induced by rapidly changing currents in the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards in vivo g-ratio mapping using MRI: Unifying myelin and diffusion imaging

S Mohammadi, MF Callaghan - Journal of neuroscience methods, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The g-ratio, quantifying the comparative thickness of the myelin sheath
encasing an axon, is a geometrical invariant that has high functional relevance because of …

Understanding aqueous and non-aqueous proton T1 relaxation in brain

AP Manning, AL MacKay, CA Michal - Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 2021 - Elsevier
A full picture of longitudinal relaxation in complex heterogeneous environments like white
matter brain tissue remains elusive. In tissue, successive approximations, from the solvation …

Ultra‐short T2 components imaging of the whole brain using 3D dual‐echo UTE MRI with rosette k‐space pattern

X Shen, AC Özen, A Sunjar, S Ilbey… - Magnetic resonance …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This study aimed to develop a new 3D dual‐echo rosette k‐space trajectory,
specifically designed for UTE MRI applications. The imaging of the ultra‐short transverse …

Mapping the myelin bilayer with short‐T2 MRI: Methods validation and reference data for healthy human brain

EL Baadsvik, M Weiger, R Froidevaux… - Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To explore the properties of short‐T2 signals in human brain, investigate the impact
of various experimental procedures on these properties and evaluate the performance of …

HYFI: hybrid filling of the dead‐time gap for faster zero echo time imaging

R Froidevaux, M Weiger, MB Rösler… - NMR in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this work was to improve the SNR efficiency of zero echo time (ZTE) MRI pulse
sequences for faster imaging of short‐T2 components at large dead‐time gaps. ZTE MRI …

Direct imaging of white matter ultrashort T2∗ components at 7 Tesla

M Mueller, N Egger, S Sommer, T Wilferth… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To demonstrate direct imaging of the white matter ultrashort T 2∗ components at 7
Tesla using inversion recovery (IR)-enhanced ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI. To investigate …

Optimized three‐dimensional ultrashort echo time: Magnetic resonance fingerprinting for myelin tissue fraction mapping

Z Zhou, Q Li, C Liao, X Cao, H Liang… - Human Brain …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Quantitative assessment of brain myelination has gained attention for both research and
diagnosis of neurological diseases. However, conventional pulse sequences cannot directly …