Principles, techniques, and applications of T2*-based MR imaging and its special applications

GB Chavhan, PS Babyn, B Thomas, MM Shroff… - Radiographics, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
T2* relaxation refers to decay of transverse magnetization caused by a combination of spin-
spin relaxation and magnetic field inhomogeneity. T2* relaxation is seen only with gradient …

Clinical applications of susceptibility weighted MR imaging of the brain–a pictorial review

B Thomas, S Somasundaram, K Thamburaj… - Neuroradiology, 2008 - Springer
Introduction Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) is a novel magnetic resonance (MR)
technique that exploits the magnetic susceptibility differences of various tissues, such as …

Intracranial calcifications and hemorrhages: characterization with quantitative susceptibility mapping

W Chen, W Zhu, II Kovanlikaya, A Kovanlikaya, T Liu… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare gradient-echo (GRE) phase magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and
quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) in the detection of intracranial calcifications and …

Differentiation between diamagnetic and paramagnetic cerebral lesions based on magnetic susceptibility mapping

F Schweser, A Deistung, BW Lehr… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Identification of calcifications and hemorrhages is essential for the etiological
diagnosis of cerebral lesions. The purpose of this work was to develop a robust method for …

Human cysticercosis and Indian scenario: a review

KN Prasad, A Prasad, A Verma, AK Singh - Journal of Biosciences, 2008 - Springer
Cysticercosis, caused by Taenia solium larva is a major public health problem, especially in
the developing world and neurocysticercosis (NCC) is considered to be the most common …

Seizure outcome after resection of cavernous malformations is better when surrounding hemosiderin‐stained brain also is removed

CR Baumann, B Schuknecht, G Lo Russo, M Cossu… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Considering the epileptogenic effect of cavernoma‐surrounding hemosiderin,
assumptions are made that resection only of the cavernoma itself may not be sufficient as …

Safety validation of repeated blood–brain barrier disruption using focused ultrasound

T Kobus, N Vykhodtseva, M Pilatou, Y Zhang… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects on the brain of multiple sessions of
blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption using focused ultrasound (FUS) in combination with …

Magnetic resonance imaging features of intracranial astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas in dogs

BD Young, JM Levine, BF Porter… - Veterinary radiology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas represent one third of histologically confirmed canine
brain tumors. Our purpose was to describe the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features …

Mineralization of the basal ganglia: implications for neuropsychiatry, pathology and neuroimaging

MF Casanova, JM Araque - Psychiatry research, 2003 - Elsevier
This article examines the evidence for and against the existence of basal ganglia
mineralization as a defined clinico–pathological entity. In reviewing the literature on basal …

Magnetic resonance susceptibility weighted imaging in detecting intracranial calcification and hemorrhage

W Zhu, J Qi, C Zhan, H Shu, L Zhang, C Wang… - Chinese medical …, 2008 - mednexus.org
Background Computed tomography (CT) is better than routine magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) in detecting intracranial calcification. This study aimed to assess the value of MR …