Generic acquisition protocol for quantitative MRI of the spinal cord

J Cohen-Adad, E Alonso-Ortiz, M Abramovic… - Nature protocols, 2021 - nature.com
Quantitative spinal cord (SC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) presents many challenges,
including a lack of standardized imaging protocols. Here we present a prospectively …

[HTML][HTML] Myelin quantification with MRI: A systematic review of accuracy and reproducibility

CWJ van der Weijden, DV García, RJH Borra… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Currently, multiple sclerosis is treated with anti-inflammatory therapies, but these
treatments lack efficacy in progressive disease. New treatment strategies aim to repair …

Probing myelin content of the human brain with MRI: A review

GF Piredda, T Hilbert, JP Thiran… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid and efficient transmission of electric signals among neurons of vertebrates is ensured
by myelin‐insulating sheaths surrounding axons. Human cognition, sensation, and motor …

Quantitative myelin imaging with MRI and PET: an overview of techniques and their validation status

CWJ van der Weijden, E Biondetti, IW Gutmann… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Myelin is the protective sheath wrapped around axons, consisting of a phospholipid bilayer
with water between the wraps. The measurement of damage to the myelin sheaths, the …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the human connectome using diffusion MRI at 300 mT/m gradient strength: Methodological advances and scientific impact

Q Fan, C Eichner, M Afzali, L Mueller, CMW Tax… - Neuroimage, 2022 - Elsevier
Tremendous efforts have been made in the last decade to advance cutting-edge MRI
technology in pursuit of mapping structural connectivity in the living human brain with …

[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 …

Microstructural imaging in the spinal cord and validation strategies

J Cohen-Adad - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
In vivo histology using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a newly emerging research
field that aims to non-invasively characterize tissue microstructure. The implications of in …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced spinal cord MRI in multiple sclerosis: Current techniques and future directions

AJE Combes, MA Clarke, KP O'Grady, KG Schilling… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 - Elsevier
Spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a central role in multiple sclerosis (MS)
clinical practice for diagnosis and disease monitoring. Advanced MRI sequences capable of …

[HTML][HTML] HARDI-ZOOMit protocol improves specificity to microstructural changes in presymptomatic myelopathy

R Labounek, J Valošek, T Horák, A Svátková… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) proved promising in patients with non-
myelopathic degenerative cervical cord compression (NMDCCC), ie, without clinically …

Diffusion MRI microstructural models in the cervical spinal cord–application, normative values, and correlations with histological analysis

KG Schilling, HR Feiler, BA Box, KP O'Grady, A Witt… - NeuroImage, 2019 - Elsevier
Multi-compartment tissue modeling using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging has proven
valuable in the brain, offering novel indices sensitive to the tissue microstructural …