[HTML][HTML] Recent technical developments and clinical research applications of sodium (23Na) MRI

LV Gast, T Platt, AM Nagel, T Gerhalter - Progress in Nuclear Magnetic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sodium is an essential ion that plays a central role in many physiological processes
including the transmembrane electrochemical gradient and the maintenance of the body's …

X‐nuclei imaging: Current state, technical challenges, and future directions

R Hu, D Kleimaier, M Malzacher… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
1H imaging is concerned with contrast generation among anatomically distinct soft tissues. X‐
nuclei imaging, on the other hand, aims to reveal the underlying changes in the …

[HTML][HTML] Deuterium metabolic imaging in the human brain at 9.4 Tesla with high spatial and temporal resolution

L Ruhm, N Avdievich, T Ziegs, AM Nagel… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To present first highly spatially resolved deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI)
measurements of the human brain acquired with a dedicated coil design and a fast chemical …

Skin sodium measured with 23Na MRI at 7.0 T

P Linz, D Santoro, W Renz, J Rieger… - NMR in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Skin sodium (Na+) storage, as a physiologically important regulatory mechanism for blood
pressure, volume regulation and, indeed, survival, has recently been rediscovered. This has …

Multinuclear MRI at ultrahigh fields

SC Niesporek, AM Nagel, T Platt - Topics in Magnetic Resonance …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
In this article, an overview of the current developments and research applications for non-
proton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at ultrahigh magnetic fields (UHFs) is given. Due …

Three‐layered radio frequency coil arrangement for sodium MRI of the human brain at 9.4 Tesla

G Shajan, C Mirkes, K Buckenmaier… - Magnetic resonance …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose A multinuclei imaging setup with the capability to acquire both sodium (23Na) and
proton (1H) signals at 9.4 Tesla is presented. The main objective was to optimize coil …

3D 31P MRSI of the human brain at 9.4 Tesla: Optimization and quantitative analysis of metabolic images

L Ruhm, J Dorst, N Avdievitch… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To present 31P whole brain MRSI with a high spatial resolution to probe
quantitative tissue analysis of 31P MRSI at an ultrahigh field strength of 9.4 Tesla. Methods …

Double‐tuned 31P/1H human head array with high performance at both frequencies for spectroscopic imaging at 9.4T

NI Avdievich, L Ruhm, J Dorst… - Magnetic resonance …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop a robust design of a human head double‐tuned 31P/1H array, which
provides good performance at both 31P and 1H frequencies for MR spectroscopic imaging …

Visualization of inflammation using 19F‐magnetic resonance imaging and perfluorocarbons

G Stoll, T Basse‐Lüsebrink, G Weise… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation plays a central pathophysiological role in a large number of diseases. While
conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can depict gross tissue alterations due to …

23Na‐MRI as a Noninvasive Biomarker for Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis

LO Poku, M Phil, Y Cheng, K Wang… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The influx of sodium (Na+) ions into a resting cell is regulated by Na+ channels and by
Na+/H+ and Na+/Ca2+ exchangers, whereas Na+ ion efflux is mediated by the activity of …