Bone Biomarkers Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

S Jerban, H Jang, EY Chang, S Bukata… - Seminars in …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used to evaluate the microstructural and
compositional properties of bone. MRI-based biomarkers can characterize all major …

[HTML][HTML] Correlations between elastic modulus and ultrashort echo time (UTE) adiabatic T1ρ relaxation time (UTE-Adiab-T1ρ) in Achilles tendons and entheses

S Jerban, AM Afsahi, Y Ma, D Moazamian… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Patients with psoriatic arthritis commonly have abnormalities of their entheses, which are the
connections between tendons and bone. There are shortcomings with the use of …

Quantitative and Compositional MRI of the Articular Cartilage: A Narrative Review

D Albano, U Viglino, F Esposito, A Rizzo, C Messina… - Tomography, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review examines the latest advancements in compositional and quantitative cartilage
MRI techniques, addressing both their potential and challenges. The integration of these …

High contrast cartilaginous endplate imaging in spine using three dimensional dual-inversion recovery prepared ultrashort echo time (3D DIR-UTE) sequence

JS Athertya, J Lo, X Chen, SH Shin, BS Malhi… - Skeletal radiology, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the feasibility and application of a novel imaging technique, a three-
dimensional dual adiabatic inversion recovery prepared ultrashort echo time (3D DIR-UTE) …

Bi-exponential 3D UTE-T1ρ relaxation mapping of ex vivo human knee patellar tendon at 3T

BS Malhi, D Moazamian, SH Shin, JS Athertya, L Silva… - Bioengineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess the bi-exponential relaxation times
and fractions of the short and long components of the human patellar tendon ex vivo using …

Kilogram scale facile synthesis and systematic characterization of a Gd-macrochelate as T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent

M Shi, W Xiong, J Feng, L Wu, J Yang, Y Lu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
To overcome the problems of commercial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast
agents (CAs)(ie, small molecule Gd chelates), we have proposed a new concept of Gd …

[HTML][HTML] Yet more evidence that non-aqueous myelin lipids can be directly imaged with ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI on a clinical 3T scanner: a lyophilized red blood …

SH Shin, D Moazamian, A Suprana, C Zeng… - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
Direct imaging of semi-solid lipids, such as myelin, is of great interest as a noninvasive
biomarker of neurodegenerative diseases. Yet, the short T 2 relaxation times of semi-solid …

Correction of B0 and linear eddy currents: Impact on morphological and quantitative ultrashort echo time double echo steady state (UTE‐DESS) imaging

H Jang, JS Athertya, S Jerban, Y Ma… - NMR in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of B0 and linear eddy currents
on ultrashort echo time double echo steady state (UTE‐DESS) imaging and to determine …

More accurate trabecular bone imaging using UTE MRI at the resonance frequency of fat

S Jerban, D Moazamian, HS Mohammadi, Y Ma… - Bone, 2024 - Elsevier
High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI) has been increasingly used to
assess the trabecular bone structure. High susceptibility at the marrow/bone interface may …

Design and development of a novel flexible ultra‐short echo time (FUSE) sequence

L Cui, EJ McWalter, G Moran… - Magnetic Resonance in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To present the validation of a new Flexible Ultra‐Short Echo time (FUSE) pulse
sequence using a short‐T2 phantom. Methods FUSE was developed to include a range of …