Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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J Magn Reson Imaging · May 2018
Chronic kidney disease: Pathological and functional evaluation with intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging.
Because chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide problem, accurate pathological and functional evaluation is required for planning treatment and follow-up. Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) can assess both capillary perfusion and tissue diffusion and may be helpful in evaluating renal function and pathology. ⋯ 1 Technical Efficacy: Stage 3 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:1251-1259.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · May 2018
Deep gray matter iron measurement in patients with liver cirrhosis using quantitative susceptibility mapping: Relationship with pallidal T1 hyperintensity.
The liver is a central organ for the metabolism of iron and manganese and the places where those metals are commonly deposited overlap in the brain. ⋯ 3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 3 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:1342-1349.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · May 2018
Variable angle gray level co-occurrence matrix analysis of T2 relaxation time maps reveals degenerative changes of cartilage in knee osteoarthritis: Oulu knee osteoarthritis study.
Texture analysis methods based on gray level co-occurrence matrices (GLCM) can be optimized to probe the spatial correspondence information from knee MRI T2 maps and the changes caused by osteoarthritis, and thus possibly leading to a more sensitive characterization of osteoarthritic cartilage. Curvature of the cartilage surfaces combined with the low image resolution in relation to cartilage thickness set special requirements for an effective texture analysis tool. ⋯ 2 Technical Efficacy Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:1316-1327.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Apr 2018
Optimization of region-of-interest sampling strategies for hepatic MRI proton density fat fraction quantification.
Clinical trials utilizing proton density fat fraction (PDFF) as an imaging biomarker for hepatic steatosis have used a laborious region-of-interest (ROI) sampling strategy of placing an ROI in each hepatic segment. ⋯ 3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:988-994.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Apr 2018
Comparative StudyComparing accuracy and reproducibility of sequential and Hadamard-encoded multidelay pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling for measuring cerebral blood flow and arterial transit time in healthy subjects: A simulation and in vivo study.
To compare performance of sequential and Hadamard-encoded pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling (PCASL). ⋯ 1 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:1119-1132.