Quantitative MRI for evaluation of musculoskeletal disease: cartilage and muscle composition, joint inflammation, and biomechanics in osteoarthritis

BL Eck, M Yang, JJ Elias, CS Winalski… - Investigative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable tool for evaluating musculoskeletal disease
as it offers a range of image contrasts that are sensitive to underlying tissue biochemical …

Imaging of osteoarthritis of the knee

PA Sukerkar, Z Doyle - Radiologic Clinics, 2022 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the United States. It has long been
thought of as a “wear and tear” disorder but has recently been recognized as a …

Quantitative MRI in early intervertebral disc degeneration: T1rho correlates better than T2 and ADC with biomechanics, histology and matrix content

CPL Paul, TH Smit, M de Graaf, RM Holewijn… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Low-back pain (LBP) has been correlated to the presence of intervertebral disc
(IVD) degeneration on T2-weighted (T2w) MRI. It remains challenging, however, to …

Rapid MR relaxometry using deep learning: An overview of current techniques and emerging trends

L Feng, D Ma, F Liu - NMR in Biomedicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quantitative mapping of MR tissue parameters such as the spin‐lattice relaxation time (T1),
the spin‐spin relaxation time (T2), and the spin‐lattice relaxation in the rotating frame (T1ρ) …

Multiparametric MRI of solid renal masses: principles and applications of advanced quantitative and functional methods for tumor diagnosis and characterization

I Laothamatas, H Al Mubarak, A Reddy… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solid renal masses (SRMs) are increasingly detected and encompass both benign and
malignant masses, with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) being the most common malignant …

Novel magnetic resonance imaging tools for the diagnosis of degenerative disc disease: a narrative review

CA Mallio, G Vadalà, F Russo, C Bernetti, L Ambrosio… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, with a significant
socioeconomic burden on healthcare systems. It is mainly caused by degenerative disc …

Enabling early detection of osteoarthritis from presymptomatic cartilage texture maps via transport-based learning

S Kundu, BG Ashinsky, M Bouhrara… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Many diseases have no visual cues in the early stages, eluding image-based detection.
Today, osteoarthritis (OA) is detected after bone damage has occurred, at an irreversible …

Three‐dimensional whole‐brain simultaneous T1, T2, and T1ρ quantification using MR Multitasking: Method and initial clinical experience in tissue characterization …

S Ma, N Wang, Z Fan, M Kaisey… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop a 3D whole‐brain simultaneous T1/T2/T1ρ quantification method with
MR Multitasking that provides high quality, co‐registered multiparametric maps in 9 min …

Balanced spin‐lock preparation for B1‐insensitive and B0‐insensitive quantification of the rotating frame relaxation time T

M Gram, M Seethaler, D Gensler… - Magnetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Accurate and artifact‐free T1ρ quantification is still a major challenge due to a
susceptibility of the spin‐locking module to B0 and/or B1 field inhomogeneities. In this study …

Monitoring food digestion with magnetic resonance techniques

PAM Smeets, R Deng, EJM Van Eijnatten… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - cambridge.org
This review outlines the current use of magnetic resonance (MR) techniques to study
digestion and highlights their potential for providing markers of digestive processes such as …