Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) of the human brain: Technique, findings and clinical applications

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 24, 2016, Pages R401-R437

  Hiscox, Lucy V ^a,b   Johnson, Curtis L ^c   Barnhill, Eric ^d   McGarry, Matt D J ^e,f   Huston, John ^g   Van Beek, Edwin J R ^b   Starr, John M ^a   Roberts, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; brain; elasticity imaging techniques; magnetic resonance elastography; neurodegenerative diseases; oncology; viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEUROLOGY; ONCOLOGY; RESONANCE; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; BRAIN IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CELLULAR MICROSTRUCTURE; CLINICAL INVESTIGATION; ELASTICITY IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI); RESEARCH AND APPLICATION;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

BRAIN; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BRAIN; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 85007256752     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/24/R401     Document Type: Article

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