Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of brain anatomy and in vivo histology

N Weiskopf, LJ Edwards, G Helms… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) goes beyond conventional MRI, which
aims primarily at local image contrast. It provides specific physical parameters related to the …

Imaging brain microstructure with diffusion MRI: practicality and applications

DC Alexander, TB Dyrby, M Nilsson… - NMR in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This article gives an overview of microstructure imaging of the brain with diffusion MRI and
reviews the state of the art. The microstructure‐imaging paradigm aims to estimate and map …

[HTML][HTML] hMRI–A toolbox for quantitative MRI in neuroscience and clinical research

K Tabelow, E Balteau, J Ashburner, MF Callaghan… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Neuroscience and clinical researchers are increasingly interested in quantitative magnetic
resonance imaging (qMRI) due to its sensitivity to micro-structural properties of brain tissue …

Traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury: pathological insights from neuroimaging

G David, S Mohammadi, AR Martin… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Pathophysiological changes in the spinal cord white and grey matter resulting from injury
can be observed with MRI techniques. These techniques provide sensitive markers of …

Lifespan maturation and degeneration of human brain white matter

JD Yeatman, BA Wandell, AA Mezer - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Properties of human brain tissue change across the lifespan. Here we model these
changes in the living human brain by combining quantitative magnetic resonance imaging …

In vivo histology of the myelin g-ratio with magnetic resonance imaging

N Stikov, JSW Campbell, T Stroh, M Lavelée, S Frey… - Neuroimage, 2015 - Elsevier
The myelin g-ratio, defined as the ratio between the inner and the outer diameter of the
myelin sheath, is a fundamental property of white matter that can be computed from a simple …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges for biophysical modeling of microstructure

IO Jelescu, M Palombo, F Bagnato… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2020 - Elsevier
The biophysical modeling efforts in diffusion MRI have grown considerably over the past 25
years. In this review, we dwell on the various challenges along the journey of bringing a …

Characterization of cerebral white matter properties using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging stains

AL Alexander, SA Hurley, AA Samsonov… - Brain …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
The image contrast in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is highly sensitive to several
mechanisms that are modulated by the properties of the tissue environment. The degree and …

Fiber orientation-dependent white matter contrast in gradient echo MRI

S Wharton, R Bowtell - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have shown that there is a direct link between the orientation of the nerve
fibers in white matter (WM) and the contrast observed in magnitude and phase images …

Development of white matter and reading skills

JD Yeatman, RF Dougherty… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
White matter tissue properties are highly correlated with reading proficiency; we would like
to have a model that relates the dynamics of an individual's white matter development to …