Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Mar 2017
Glycosaminoglycan chemical exchange saturation transfer in human lumbar intervertebral discs: Effect of saturation pulse and relationship with low back pain.
To evaluate the dependence of saturation pulse power and duration on glycosaminoglycan chemical exchange saturation transfer (gagCEST) imaging and assess the degeneration of human lumbar intervertebral discs (IVDs) using this method. ⋯ 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2017;45:863-871.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Mar 2017
Concurrent decrease of brain white matter tracts' thicknesses and fractional anisotropy after antenatal hypoxia-ischemia detected with tract-based spatial statistics analysis.
To examine the extent of gray and white matter (WM) injury following global antenatal hypoxia-ischemia (H-I) and resulting in muscle hypertonia in newborns in a rabbit cerebral palsy model. ⋯ 1 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2017;45:829-838.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Mar 2017
Comparative StudyComparison study between multicontrast atherosclerosis characterization (MATCH) and conventional multicontrast MRI of carotid plaque with histology validation.
To compare Multicontrast ATherosclerosis Characterization (MATCH) with conventional multicontrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the characterization and quantification of carotid plaque components. ⋯ 1 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2017;45:764-770.