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Robustness of fat quantification using chemical shift imaging
04 November 2011
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of parameter changes that can potentially lead to unreliable measurements in fat quantification. Chemical shift imaging was performed ...
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Katie H. Hansen,
Michael E. Schroeder,
Gavin Hamilton,
Claude B. Sirlin,
Mark Bydder
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151-157
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A 3D balanced-SSFP Dixon technique with group-encoded k-space segmentation for breath-held non–contrast-enhanced MR angiography
04 November 2011
Abstract: A three-dimensional balanced steady-state free precession (b-SSFP)-Dixon technique with a novel group-encoded k-space segmentation scheme called GUINNESS (Group-encoded Ungated Inversion Nul...
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Manojkumar Saranathan,
Ersin Bayram,
Pauline W. Worters,
James F. Glockner
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158-164
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The clinical application of whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging in the early assessment of chemotherapeutic effects in lymphoma: the initial experience
02 December 2011
Abstract: At present, accurate assessment of therapeutic efficacy at the early stage of treatment is still a challenge for radiologists. As a new non-radiation whole body imaging technology, Whole bod...
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Yunbin Chen,
Jing Zhong,
Hui Wu,
Ningbin Chen
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165-170
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Subject-specific changes in brain white matter on diffusion tensor imaging after sports-related concussion
14 November 2011
Abstract: Background and Purpose: Current approaches to diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysis do not permit identification of individual-level changes in DTI indices. We investigated the ability of ...
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Jeffrey J. Bazarian,
Tong Zhu,
Brian Blyth,
Allyson Borrino,
Jianhui Zhong
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171-180
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Age-related diffusion patterns in human lumbar intervertebral discs: a pilot study in asymptomatic subjects
04 November 2011
Abstract: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) may provide an accurate noninvasive method of detecting degenerative matrix alterations in human lumbar intervertebral discs (IVDs). This study aimed to invest...
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Zhongping Zhang,
Queenie Chan,
Marina-Portia Anthony,
Dino Samartzis,
Kenneth M.C. Cheung,
Pek-Lan Khong,
Mina Kim
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181-188
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Diffusion-weighted imaging in the prostate: an apparent diffusion coefficient comparison of half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo and echo planar imaging
07 November 2011
Abstract: Prostate cancer detection using diffusion-weighted imaging is highly affected by the accuracy of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in an image. Echo planar imaging (EPI) is a f...
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Ben Babourina-Brooks,
Gary J. Cowin,
Deming Wang
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189-194
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Short echo time in vivo prostate 1H-MRSI
12 December 2011
Abstract: Visualization of short echo time (TE) metabolites in prostate magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging is difficult due to lipid contamination and pulse timing constraints. In this work, we ...
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Niranjan Venugopal,
Boyd McCurdy,
Salem Al Mehairi,
Aziz Alamri,
Gurdarshan S. Sandhu,
Sri Sivalingam,
Darrel Drachenberg,
Lawrence Ryner
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195-204
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Effect of off-frequency sampling in magnetic resonance elastography
07 November 2011
Abstract: In magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), shear waves at a certain frequency are encoded through bipolar gradients that switch polarity at a controlled encoding frequency and are offset in t...
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Curtis L. Johnson,
Danchin D. Chen,
William C. Olivero,
Bradley P. Sutton,
John G. Georgiadis
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205-212
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Nuclear norm-regularized SENSE reconstruction
07 November 2011
Abstract: SENSitivity Encoding (SENSE) is a mathematically optimal parallel magnetic resonance (MRI) imaging technique when the coil sensitivities are known. In recent times, compressed sensing (CS)-b...
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Angshul Majumdar,
Rabab K. Ward
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213-221
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Automatic segmentation of brain white matter and white matter lesions in normal aging: comparison of five multispectral techniques
09 November 2011
Abstract: White matter loss, ventricular enlargement and white matter lesions are common findings on brain scans of older subjects. Accurate assessment of these different features is therefore essenti...
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Maria del C. Valdés Hernández,
Peter J. Gallacher,
Mark E. Bastin,
Natalie A. Royle,
Susana Muñoz Maniega,
Ian J. Deary,
Joanna M. Wardlaw
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222-229
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Multispectral MR images segmentation based on fuzzy knowledge and modified seeded region growing
02 December 2011
Abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable diagnostic tool in medical science due to its capability for soft-tissue characterization and three-dimensional visualization. One potential ap...
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Geng-Cheng Lin,
Wen-June Wang,
Chung-Chia Kang,
Chuin-Mu Wang
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230-246
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MR phase imaging: sensitive and contrast-enhancing visualization in cellular imaging
02 December 2011
Abstract: The successful translation of stem-cell therapies requires a detailed understanding of the fate of transplanted cells. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has provided a noninvasive means of im...
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Tiing Yee Siow,
Chiao-Chi V. Chen,
Chien-Yuan Lin,
Jeou-Yuan Chen,
Chen Chang
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247-253
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Assessment of peripheral tissue perfusion disorder in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI
04 November 2011
Abstract: Purpose: To assess peripheral tissue perfusion disorder in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats by using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). Materials and M...
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Yuto Kashiwagi,
Mika Nodaira,
Misato Amitani,
Kenya Murase,
Kohji Abe
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254-260
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Responses of dopaminergic, serotonergic and noradrenergic networks to acute levo-tetrahydropalmatine administration in naïve rats detected at 9.4 T
14 November 2011
Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study was to understand the neuropharmacological characteristics of levo-tetrahydropalmatine (l-THP), a recently found potential treatment for drug addiction, and discov...
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Xiping Liu,
Zheng Yang,
Rupeng Li,
Jun Xie,
Qian Yin,
Alan S. Bloom,
Shi-Jiang Li
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261-270
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Imaging longitudinal changes in articular cartilage and bone following doxycycline treatment in a rabbit anterior cruciate ligament transection model of osteoarthritis
09 November 2011
Abstract: Objective: The development of osteoarthritis following traumatic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is well established. However, few reliable indicators of early osteoarthritic changes...
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James R. Pinney,
Carmen Taylor,
Ryan Doan,
Andrew J. Burghardt,
Xiaojuan Li,
Hubert T. Kim,
C. Benjamin Ma,
Sharmila Majumdar
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271-282
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Correlation of MRI findings to histology of acetaminophen toxicity in the mouse
04 November 2011
Abstract: Acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity is responsible for approximately half of all cases of acute liver failure in the United States. The mouse model of APAP toxicity is widely used to examine mecha...
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Aliza T. Brown,
Xiawei Ou,
Laura P. James,
Kedar Jambhekar,
Tarun Pandey,
Sandra McCullough,
Shubhra Chaudhuri,
Michael J. Borrelli
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283-289
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A dual-tuned quadrature volume coil with mixed λ/2 and λ/4 microstrip resonators for multinuclear MRSI at 7 T
04 November 2011
Abstract: In this work, an eight-element by eight-element dual-tuned quadrature volume coil with a mix of capacitor terminated half-wavelength (λ/2) and quarter-wavelength (λ/4) microstrip resonators ...
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Yong Pang,
Zhentian Xie,
Duan Xu,
Douglas A. Kelley,
Sarah J. Nelson,
Daniel B. Vigneron,
Xiaoliang Zhang
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290-298
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Evaluation of MRI issues at 3-Tesla for a hospital identification (ID) wristband
04 November 2011
Abstract: Background and Purpose: A recent report suggested that a serious burn injury was due to the presence of the identification (ID) wristband. As such, in lieu of removing or padding hospital ID...
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Morgan Oliver-Allen,
Sam Valencerina,
Frank G. Shellock
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299-303
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