[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Seven Tesla MRI in Alzheimer's disease research: State of the art and future directions: A narrative review

ASPM Arachchige, AK Garner - AIMS neuroscience, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Seven tesla magnetic resonance imaging (7T MRI) is known to offer a superior spatial
resolution and a signal-to-noise ratio relative to any other non-invasive imaging technique …

Higher sodium in older individuals or after stroke/reperfusion, but not in migraine or Alzheimer's disease–a study in different preclinical models

C Xia, W Dai, J Carreno, A Rogando, X Wu… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Sodium serves as one of the primary cations in the central nervous system, playing a crucial
role in maintaining normal brain function. In this study, we investigated alterations in sodium …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroenergetic alterations in neurodegenerative diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of in vivo 31P-MRS studies

Y Jing, A Haeger, F Boumezbeur, F Binkofski… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31 P-MRS) is applied for non-invasive
studies of neuroenergetic metabolism in neurodegenerative diseases. However, the findings …

Modulating effects of fitness and physical activity on Alzheimer's disease: Implications from a six-month randomized controlled sports intervention

S David, AS Costa, C Hohenfeld… - Journal of …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Physical activity and fitness are major targets in Alzheimer's disease (AD)
preventive research. However, current research is heterogeneous and often disregards the …

[HTML][HTML] Increased brain tissue sodium concentration in Friedreich ataxia: A multimodal MR imaging study

J Krahe, I Dogan, C Didszun, S Mirzazade, A Haeger… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 - Elsevier
In patients with Friedreich ataxia, structural MRI is typically used to detect abnormalities
primarily in the brainstem, cerebellum, and spinal cord. The aim of the present study was to …

A review of the flortaucipir literature for positron emission tomography imaging of tau neurofibrillary tangles

SC Burnham, L Iaccarino, MJ Pontecorvo… - Brain …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease is defined by the presence of β-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tau
tangles potentially preceding clinical symptoms by many years. Previously only detectable …

3T sodium-MRI as predictor of neurocognition in nondemented older adults: a cross sectional study

E Lui, VK Venkatraman, S Finch, M Chua… - Brain …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Dementia is a burgeoning global problem. Novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) metrics
beyond volumetry may bring new insight and aid clinical trial evaluation of interventions …

Mice and minipigs with compromised expression of the Alzheimer's disease gene SORL1 show cerebral metabolic disturbances on hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate …

N Bøgh, CB Sørensen, AKO Alstrup… - Brain …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The sortilin-related receptor 1 (SORL1) gene, encoding the cellular endosomal sorting-
related receptor with A-type repeats (SORLA), is now established as a causal gene for …

Sodium signal intensity of CSF using 1H‐guided 23Na‐MRI as a potential noninvasive biomarker in Alzheimer's disease

HU Kerl, H Baazaoui, K Herrmann… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by cognitive
decline and mnestic deficits. The pathophysiology of AD is not fully understood, which …