Increased sensitivity of 31P MRSI using direct detection integrated with multi-echo polarization transfer (DIMEPT).

abstract：:We describe the optimal high-level postprocessing of single-voxel (1)H magnetic resonance spectra and assess the benefits and limitations of automated methods as diagnostic aids in the detection of recurrent brain tumor. In a previous clinical study, 90 long-echo-time single-voxel spectra were obtained from 52 patient...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Menze BH,Lichy MP,Bachert P,Kelm BM,Schlemmer HP,Hamprecht FA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aims to evaluate the feasibility of creatine (Cr) chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST)-weighted MRI at 7 T in the human brain by optimizing the saturation pulse parameters and computing contrast using a Z-spectral fitting approach. The Cr-weighted (Cr-w) CEST contrast was computed from phanto...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Singh A,Debnath A,Cai K,Bagga P,Haris M,Hariharan H,Reddy R

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, mapping of ultrashort T2 and T2* of acutely isolated porcine menisci at B0 = 9.4 T was investigated. Maps of T2 were measured from a slice through the pars intermedia with a spin echo-prepared two-dimensional ultrashort-TE T2 mapping technique published previously. T2* mapping was performed by two-dimen...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Kirsch S,Kreinest M,Reisig G,Schwarz ML,Ströbel P,Schad LR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transceiver surface coil arrays improve transmit performance (B1/√kW) and B1 homogeneity for head imaging up to 9.4 T. To further improve reception performance and parallel imaging, the number of array elements must be increased with a corresponding decrease in their size. With a large number of small interacting ante...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Avdievich NI,Pan JW,Hetherington HP

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel polarizer based on the dissolution-dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) method has been designed, built and tested. The polarizer differs from those previously described by being designed with sterile use intent and being compatible with clinical use. The main features are: (1) an integral, disposable fluid path...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Ardenkjaer-Larsen JH,Leach AM,Clarke N,Urbahn J,Anderson D,Skloss TW

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo metabolic imaging using hyperpolarized [1-(13)C]pyruvate provides localized biochemical information and is particularly useful in detecting early disease changes, as well as monitoring disease progression and treatment response. However, a major limitation of hyperpolarized magnetization is its unrecoverable d...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Chen WC,Teo XQ,Lee MY,Radda GK,Lee P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential for using pre-polarized liquids as contrast agents in vivo is investigated and the feasibility of the method demonstrated. In this study we show the enhancement obtained following intravenous delivery of pre-polarized saline into the antecubital vein of a volunteer. This form of contrast agent provides s...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Young IR,deSouza NM,Hall AS,Williams AD,Hajnal JV,Coutts GA

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to acquire high-quality in vivo (1) H spectra concurrently from two voxels at ultra-high field (7 T) without specialized hardware. To this end, an acquisition scheme was developed in which first-order shims and flip angles are dynamically updated to acquire spectra from both of the brain's mo...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Lemke C,Hess A,Clare S,Bachtiar V,Stagg C,Jezzard P,Emir U

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The applications of in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) or electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy have been impressive over a relatively short period despite the many obstacles which had to be overcome, such as dielectric absorption and biodestruction. The loop-gap resonators and modified loop coil syste...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Fujii H,Berliner LJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:133Cs NMR is a valuable tool for non-invasively probing biological systems. As a congener of potassium, it accumulates in the intracellular space, primarily through the action of the Na+-K+ pump (ATPase). In addition, it is possible to resolve the MR signal of 133Cs in different tissue compartments on the basis of che...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Goodman J,Neil JJ,Ackerman JJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NMR relaxometry can provide information about the relaxation of the magnetization in different tissues, increasing our understanding of molecular dynamics and biochemical composition in biological systems. In general, tissues have complex and heterogeneous structures composed of multiple pools. As a result, bulk magne...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Zibetti MVW,Helou ES,Sharafi A,Regatte RR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity causes damage to several organs, including the brain. Recent studies have been focusing on understanding the mechanisms through which obesity affects brain structure and function using neuroimaging techniques. A functional biomarker, such as cerebral blood flow (CBF), is a powerful tool that can be used to exp...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Peng SL,Chen CM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gadolinium (III) diethyltriaminepenta-acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) mixed with a fixative on the image contrast between the white and gray matter of the perfusion-fixed mouse brain. A series of microscopic MRI (microMRI) studies using different concentrations of Gd-DT...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Kim S,Pickup S,Hsu O,Poptani H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce a new protocol to obtain very high-frame-rate cinematographic (Cine) MRI movies of the beating mouse heart within a reasonable measurement time. The method is based on a self-gated accelerated fast low-angle shot (FLASH) acquisition and compressed sensing reconstruction. Key to our approach is that we exp...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Motaal AG,Coolen BF,Abdurrachim D,Castro RM,Prompers JJ,Florack LM,Nicolay K,Strijkers GJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several obstacles usually confound a straightforward perfusion analysis using dynamic-susceptibility contrast-based magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI). In this work, it became possible to eliminate some of these sources of error by combining a multiple gradient-echo technique with parallel imaging (PI): first, the l...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Jochimsen TH,Newbould RD,Skare ST,Clayton DB,Albers GW,Moseley ME,Bammer R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The parameters that characterize the intricate water diffusion in tumors may serve to reveal their distinct pathology. Specifically, the application of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can aid in characterizing breast cancer, as well as monitoring response to therapy. We present here a non-invasive, quantita...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Paran Y,Bendel P,Margalit R,Degani H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outline is presented of metabolite-specific in vivo NMR spectroscopy (particularly in brain). It reviews from a physical spectroscopist's perspective, the need for and the methods of observation of, individual metabolite resonances. ...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Allen PS,Thompson RB,Wilman AH

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion measurements were performed on the N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) signal in in situ brains (in vivo and post-mortem) and on in vitro brain tissue at 37 degrees C using wide ranges of b-values (from 0 up to 4.5 x 10(6) s/cm2 and 35.8 x 10(6) s/cm2 for the in vivo and the in vitro cases, respectively). In vivo and i...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Assaf Y,Cohen Y

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organs consist of several types of cells with specialized functions. This cellular localization of function is often referred to as compartmentation. Due to the intrinsic low sensitivity of MR methods it is generally not possible in vivo to obtain images or spectra of single cells. Instead the MRS signal is the sum of...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Rothman DL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased magnetic susceptibility effects at higher magnetic fields increase the demands for shimming of the B0 field for in vivo MRI and MRS. Both static and dynamic techniques have been developed to compensate for susceptibility-induced field inhomogeneities. In this study, we investigate the impact of and need ...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Boer VO,Luttje MP,Luijten PR,Klomp DW

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citicoline supplementation has been used to ameliorate memory disturbances in older people and those with Alzheimer's disease. This study used MRS to characterize the effects of citicoline on high-energy phosphate metabolites and constituents of membrane synthesis in the frontal lobe. Phosphorus ((31)P) metabolite dat...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Silveri MM,Dikan J,Ross AJ,Jensen JE,Kamiya T,Kawada Y,Renshaw PF,Yurgelun-Todd DA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify the optimal tracer kinetic model from T1 -weighted dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) data and evaluate whether parameters estimated from the optimal model predict tumor aggressiveness determined from histopathology in patients with papillary thyroi...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Paudyal R,Lu Y,Hatzoglou V,Moreira A,Stambuk HE,Oh JH,Cunanan KM,Aramburu Nunez D,Mazaheri Y,Gonen M,Ho A,Fagin JA,Wong RJ,Shaha A,Tuttle RM,Shukla-Dave A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By combining intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) we introduce a new diffusion model called intravoxel oriented flow (IVOF) that accounts for anisotropy of diffusion and the flow-related signal. An IVOF model using a simplified apparent flow fraction tensor (IVOFf ) is applied to diff...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Hilbert F,Bock M,Neubauer H,Veldhoen S,Wech T,Bley TA,Köstler H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) function in lipoprotein mixtures pose many difficulties by conventional biochemical methods. For instance, studies on the effects of CETP on the composition of apolipoprotein B containing lipoproteins (very low and low density lipoproteins) in lipoprotein mixtures a...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Korhonen A,Ala-Korpela M,Liinamaa MJ,Jokisaari J,Kesäniemi YA,Savolainen MJ

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of functional MRI studies of pain processing in the brain use the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) imaging approach. However, the BOLD signal is complex as it depends on simultaneous changes in blood flow, vascular volume and oxygen metabolism. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion imaging is ano...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Maleki N,Brawn J,Barmettler G,Borsook D,Becerra L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel iodoacetamide label 4-perfluoro-tert-butyl-phenyliodoacetamide (PFP) containing nine fluorine atoms in equivalent positions has been synthesized. It provides a homogeneous 19F NMR resonance line which can be detected with high sensitivity when coupled to proteins. As an example, the sulfhydryl groups of actin ...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Kalbitzer HR,Rohr G,Nowak E,Goody RS,Kuhn W,Zimmermann H

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:31P Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been used to investigate the combined effect of 70 mM ethanol administration and hypoxia on the energetic metabolism and cytosolic pH of the perfused liver isolated from naive, fasted or chronically ethanol-treated rats. Ethanol-treatment or fasting induce a similar 25% ...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Desmoulin F,Canioni P,Masson S,Gérolami A,Cozzone PJ

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural abundance proton-decoupled (13)C magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to establish the in vivo lipid composition of normal adipose tissue and the corresponding effects of altered lipid diets. Experiments were performed on a standard 1.5 T clinical MR scanner using a double-tuned (1)H-(13)C coil. Peaks from...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Hwang JH,Bluml S,Leaf A,Ross BD

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We show how quantitative information about proton handling in human skeletal muscle in exercise and recovery can be obtained by 31P MRS and illustrate this with data from metabolic disorders. Proton production, proton efflux and passive buffering can be distinguished by comparing changes in [phosphocreatine] and pH at...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Kemp GJ,Taylor DJ,Styles P,Radda GK

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatiotemporally structured noise, such as physiological noise, is a potential source of artifacts in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and is the main limiting factor for the detection of small blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal variations. fMRI was employed to detect low-frequency BOLD signal fluc...

journal_title：NMR in biomedicine

authors： Goerke U,Möller HE,Norris DG,Schwarzbauer C

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00