期刊
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE
卷 66, 期 1, 页码 24-31出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22980
关键词
MRI; myelin; T-2; ultrashort TE; magnetization transfer
资金
- NIH [EB001744]
- NSF [0448915]
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [0448915] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Recently developed MRI techniques have enabled clinical imaging of short-lived H-1 NMR signals with T-2 < 1 ms. Using these techniques, novel signal enhancement has been observed in myelinated tissues, although the source of this enhancement has not been identified. Herein, we report studies of the nature and origins of ultrashort T-2 (UT2) signals (50 mu s < T-2 < 1 ms) from amphibian and mammalian myelinated nerves. NMR measurements and comparisons with myelin phantoms and expected myelin components indicate that these uT(2) signals arise predominantly from methylene H-1 on/in the myelin membranes, which suggests that direct measurement of uT(2) signals can be used as a new means for quantitative myelin mapping. Magn Reson Med 66:24-31, 2011. (C) 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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