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High-resolution 7T MRI of the human hippocampus in vivo.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18972336     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To describe an initial experience imaging the human hippocampus in vivo using a 7T magnetic resonance (MR) scanner and a protocol developed for very high field neuroimaging.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six normal subjects were scanned on a 7T whole body MR scanner equipped with a 16-channel head coil. Sequences included a full field of view T1-weighted 3D turbo field echo (T1W 3D TFE: time of acquisition (TA)=08:58), T2*-weighted 2D fast field echo (T2*W 2D FFE: TA=05:20), and susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI: TA=04:20). SWI data were postprocessed using a minimum intensity projection (minIP) algorithm. Total imaging time was 23 minutes.
RESULTS: T1W 3D TFE images with 700 microm isotropic voxels provided excellent anatomic depiction of macroscopic hippocampal structures. T2*W 2D FFE images with 0.5 mm in-plane resolution and 2.5 mm slice thickness provided clear discrimination of the Cornu Ammonis and the compilation of adjacent sublayers of the hippocampus. SWI images (0.5 mm in-plane resolution, 1.0 mm slice thickness) delineated microvenous anatomy of the hippocampus.
CONCLUSION: In vivo 7T MR imaging can take advantage of higher signal-to-noise and novel contrast mechanisms to provide increased conspicuity of hippocampal anatomy.
Authors:
Bradley P Thomas; E Brian Welch; Blake D Niederhauser; William O Whetsell; Adam W Anderson; John C Gore; Malcolm J Avison; Jeffrey L Creasy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1053-1807     ISO Abbreviation:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-03     Completed Date:  2009-01-22     Revised Date:  2010-12-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105850     Medline TA:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1266-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2675, USA. bradley.thomas@vanderbilt.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Algorithms*
Hippocampus / anatomy & histology*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 EB000461-07/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01EB000461/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; S10 RR023047-01/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
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