MRI Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about MRI, including details on magnetic resonance imaging, neuroimaging, brain tumors.

Volume 5 (2009), Issue 4 (April)

1. Quantitative analysis of 3-D conformal MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound therapy of the prostate: Theoretical simulations.
   Int J Hyperthermia, 25(2): 116-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. A simple MRI protocol in patients with clinically suspected appendicitis: results in 138 patients and effect on outcome of appendectomy.
   Eur Radiol, 19(5): 1175-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Kinematic biomechanical assessment of human articular cartilage transplants in the knee using 3-T MRI: an in vivo reproducibility study.
   Eur Radiol, 19(5): 1246-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. MRI-guided percutaneous nephrostomy: a feasibility study.
   Eur Radiol, 19(5): 1296-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Evaluation and comparison of cartilage repair tissue of the patella and medial femoral condyle by using morphological MRI and biochemical zonal T2 mapping.
   Eur Radiol, 19(5): 1253-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Prospective, intraindividual comparison of MRI versus MDCT for endoleak detection after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
   Eur Radiol, 19(5): 1223-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Accuracy of MRI volume measurements of breast lesions: comparison between automated, semiautomated and manual assessment.
   Eur Radiol, 19(5): 1097-107. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. MRI of radiation-induced tumors of the head and neck in post-radiation nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
   Eur Radiol, 19(5): 1197-205. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Optimal location for arterial input function measurements near the middle cerebral artery in first-pass perfusion MRI.
   J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 29(4): 840-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Dynamic MRI using iron oxide nanoparticles to assess early vascular effects of antiangiogenic versus corticosteroid treatment in a glioma model.
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 29(4): 853-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Probing airway conditions governing ventilation defects in asthma via hyperpolarized MRI image functional modeling.
    J Appl Physiol, 106(4): 1293-300. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. B1 homogenization in MRI by multilayer coupled coils.
    IEEE Trans Med Imaging, 28(4): 551-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Safety and imaging quality of MRI in pediatric and adult congenital heart disease patients with pacemakers.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 32(4): 450-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review and High-Field MRI Findings in 100 Unarmed Combatants Using a Literature-Based Checklist Approach.
    J Neurotrauma. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Sub-pixel localisation of passive micro-coil fiducial markers in interventional MRI.
    MAGMA, 22(2): 71-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Synthesis and characterization of polyethylenimine-based iron oxide composites as novel contrast agents for MRI.
    MAGMA, 22(2): 77-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Tissue Classification as a Potential Approach for Attenuation Correction in Whole-Body PET/MRI: Evaluation with PET/CT Data.
    J Nucl Med, 50(4): 520-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. MRI appearances of acute idiopathic scrotal oedema in an adult.
    Emerg Radiol, 16(3): 235-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. MRI and MRA for evaluation of dissection of craniocerebral arteries: lessons from the medical literature.
    Emerg Radiol, 16(3): 185-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Attenuation of artifacts in EEG signals measured inside an MRI scanner using constrained independent component analysis.
    Physiol Meas, 30(4): 387-404. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. The timing and influence of MRI on the management of patients with cervical facet dislocations remains highly variable: a survey of members of the Spine Trauma Study Group.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 22(2): 96-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Structural effect on degradability and in vivo contrast enhancement of polydisulfide Gd(III) complexes as biodegradable macromolecular MRI contrast agents.
    Magn Reson Imaging, 27(4): 503-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Contribution of fetal cerebral MRI for diagnosis of structural anomalies.
    Prenat Diagn, 29(4): 420-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Gait disorders of unknown cause in the elderly: Clinical and MRI findings.
    J Neurol Sci, 280(1): 84-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Manual MRI parcellation of the frontal lobe.
    Psychiatry Res, 172(2): 147-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Brain changes in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after treatment: a voxel-based morphometric MRI study.
    Psychiatry Res, 172(2): 140-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Sorting through the pediatric MS spectrum with brain MRI.
    Nat Rev Neurol, 5(4): 186-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. MRI--the perfect surrogate marker for multiple sclerosis?
    Nat Rev Neurol, 5(4): 182-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Percutaneous transendocardial VEGF gene therapy: MRI guided delivery and characterization of 3D myocardial strain.
    Int J Cardiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Nanodelivery of MRI contrast agent enhances sensitivity of detection of lung cancer metastases.
    Acad Radiol, 16(5): 627-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. High-resolution MRI of internal field diffusion-weighting in trabecular bone.
    NMR Biomed, 22(4): 436-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Non-invasive tracking of avian development in vivo by MRI.
    NMR Biomed, 22(4): 365-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Nosologic imaging of the brain: segmentation and classification using MRI and MRSI.
    NMR Biomed, 22(4): 374-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. MRI appearance of mesenchymal tumors of the uterus.
    Eur J Radiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. MRI-based kidney volume measurements in ADPKD: reliability and effect of gadolinium enhancement.
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 4(4): 719-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Multiexponential T2 and magnetization transfer MRI of demyelination and remyelination in murine spinal cord.
    Neuroimage, 45(4): 1173-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Exposure to a MRI-type high-strength static magnetic field stimulates megakaryocytic/erythroid hematopoiesis in CD34+ cells from human placental and umbilical cord blood.
    Bioelectromagnetics, 30(4): 280-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. White matter lesion extension to automatic brain tissue segmentation on MRI.
    Neuroimage, 45(4): 1151-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. The accuracy and reliability of 3D CT/MRI co-registration in planning epilepsy surgery.
    Clin Neurophysiol, 120(4): 748-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Dynamics of female pelvic floor function using urodynamics, ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 144: S159-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Assessment of pulmonary parenchyma perfusion with FAIR in comparison with DCE-MRI--initial results.
    Eur J Radiol, 70(1): 41-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Comparison of diffuse hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma using sequentially acquired gadolinium-enhanced and Resovist-enhanced MRI.
    Eur J Radiol, 70(1): 94-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Pancreatic changes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: MR cholangiopancreatography and MRI findings.
    Eur J Radiol, 70(1): 118-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. SSFSE sequence functional MRI of the human cervical spinal cord with complex finger tapping.
    Eur J Radiol, 70(1): 1-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. TMJ disorders and pain: assessment by contrast-enhanced MRI.
    Eur J Radiol, 70(1): 25-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Physics contributions and clinical outcome with 3D-MRI-based pulsed-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy in cervical cancer patients.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 74(1): 133-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Current status of MRI for the diagnosis, staging and prognosis of prostate cancer: implications for focal therapy and active surveillance.
    Curr Opin Urol, 19(3): 274-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Aggressive familial ALS with unusual brain MRI and a SOD1 gene mutation.
    Amyotroph Lateral Scler. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Semi-quantitative evaluation of endolymphatic hydrops by bilateral intratympanic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) administration with MRI for Meniere's disease.
    Acta Otolaryngol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Using real-time MRI to quantify altered joint kinematics in subjects with patellofemoral pain and to evaluate the effects of a patellar brace or sleeve on joint motion.
    J Orthop Res, 27(5): 571-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Inferior vena cava encirclement by caudate lobe hypertrophy: evaluation by MRI and CT and its impact on caval preservation during orthotopic liver transplantation.
    Abdom Imaging. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. MRI of hippocampal volume loss in early Alzheimer's disease in relation to ApoE genotype and biomarkers.
    Brain, 132: 1067-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Effect of lipid-lowering therapy with atorvastatin on atherosclerotic aortic plaques: a 2-year follow-up by noninvasive MRI.
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 16(2): 222-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. A new low-field extremity magnetic resonance imaging and proposed compact MRI score: evaluation of anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics on rheumatoid arthritis.
    Mod Rheumatol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Involvement of the ophthalmic artery in giant cell arteritis visualized by 3T MRI.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 48(5): 537-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Functional MRI and response inhibition in children exposed to cocaine in utero. Preliminary findings.
    Dev Neurosci, 31(1): 159-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Working memory dysfunction in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a neuropsychological and functional MRI study.
    J Psychiatr Res, 43(8): 784-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Cervical spinal MRI in a patient with a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS).
    Epilepsy Res, 84(2): 273-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. MRI findings of pancreatic lymphoma and autoimmune pancreatitis: A comparative study.
    Eur J Radiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Perfusion maps of the whole liver based on high temporal and spatial resolution contrast-enhanced MRI (4D THRIVE): Feasibility and initial results in focal liver lesions.
    Eur J Radiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: A rare case of Loeffler's endocarditis documented in cardiac MRI.
    Int J Cardiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Role of MRI for staging of rectal cancer.
    Expert Rev Anticancer Ther, 9(4): 469-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Effects of abstinence on brain morphology in alcoholism: A MRI study.
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 259(3): 143-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Gene-environment interactions between HLA B7/A2, EBV antibodies are associated with MRI injury in multiple sclerosis.
    J Neuroimmunol, 209(1): 123-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Toxicity of MRI and CT contrast agents.
    Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol, 5(4): 403-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Pathologic correlates of diffusion MRI changes in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
    Neurology, 72(16): 1425-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Role of breast MRI in the preoperative evaluation of patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1438-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Normal appearance and complications of double-bundle and selective-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions using optimal MRI techniques.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1407-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Musculocutaneous chronic graft-versus-host disease: MRI follow-up of patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1401-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Extraforaminal with or without foraminal disk herniation: reliable MRI findings.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1392-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Preoperative T staging of urinary bladder cancer: does diffusion-weighted MRI have supplementary value?
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1361-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Effects of breath-hold and cardiac cycle on the MRI appearance of the aorta and inferior vena cava in t2 abdominal imaging.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1348-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Diagnosis of osteomyelitis in children: utility of fat-suppressed contrast-enhanced MRI.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1232-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Evidence-based outcomes of studies addressing diagnostic accuracy of MRI of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1209-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Language networks in children: evidence from functional MRI studies.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 192(5): 1190-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. MRI of pneumorachis in a newborn infant with open myelomeningocele.
    Pediatr Neurol, 40(5): 377-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Modern imaging of the infarct core and the ischemic penumbra in acute stroke patients: CT versus MRI.
    Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther, 7(4): 395-403. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. MRI characteristics and classification of peripheral vascular malformations and tumors.
    Skeletal Radiol, 38(6): 535-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Virtopsy -- noninvasive detection of occult bone lesions in postmortem MRI: additional information for traffic accident reconstruction.
    Int J Legal Med, 123(3): 221-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. MRI assessment of liver iron content in thalassamic patients with three different protocols: comparisons and correlations.
    Eur J Haematol, 82(5): 388-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Prognostic value of dynamic MRI in assessing post-traumatic femoral head vascularity.
    Skeletal Radiol, 38(6): 565-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. A functional form for injected MRI Gd-chelate contrast agent concentration incorporating recirculation, extravasation and excretion.
    Phys Med Biol, 54(9): 2933-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Evaluation of laparoscopic liver resection with two different Nd:YAG lasers for future use in a high-field open MRI.
    Photomed Laser Surg, 27(2): 281-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. MRI of intermittent meniscal dislocation in the knee.
    Br J Radiol, 82(977): 374-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Phase-contrast cine MRI versus MR cisternography on the evaluation of the communication between intraventricular arachnoid cysts and neighbouring cerebrospinal fluid spaces.
    Neuroradiology, 51(5): 305-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Quantification of left-to-right shunting in adult congenital heart disease: phase-contrast cine MRI compared with invasive oximetry.
    Br J Radiol, 82(977): 386-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. High field MRI in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: high field-high yield?
    Neuroradiology, 51(5): 279-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Synergy between anti-CCL2 and docetaxel as determined by DW-MRI in a metastatic bone cancer model.
    J Cell Biochem, 107(1): 58-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. DCE-MRI Data Analysis for Cancer Area Classification.
    Methods Inf Med, 48(3). [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Clinical application of MRI in children for the assessment of pulmonary diseases.
    Rofo, 181(5): 419-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Association between MRI parameters and the MS severity scale: a 12 year follow-up study.
    Mult Scler, 15(5): 632-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. MRI evaluation of ankle distraction: a preliminary report.
    Clin Podiatr Med Surg, 26(2): 185-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. A solitary fibrous tumor arising in the parapharyngeal space, with MRI and FDG-PET findings.
    Auris Nasus Larynx, 36(3): 367-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Reproducibility of imaging human knee cartilage by delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC) at 1.5 Tesla.
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 17(5): 559-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome for preterm infants with brain injury: MRI, medical and environmental factors.
    Early Hum Dev, 85(5): 279-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Evaluation of 14 nonlinear deformation algorithms applied to human brain MRI registration.
    Neuroimage, 46(3): 786-802. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. 3 T MRI relaxometry detects T2 prolongation in the cerebral normal-appearing white matter in multiple sclerosis.
    Neuroimage, 46(3): 633-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. Microbubbles as a novel contrast agent for brain MRI.
    Neuroimage, 46(3): 658-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. On the construction of a ground truth framework for evaluating voxel-based diffusion tensor MRI analysis methods.
    Neuroimage, 46(3): 692-707. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. Model-based automatic detection of the anterior and posterior commissures on MRI scans.
     Neuroimage, 46(3): 677-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
101. The effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemo-radiation therapy on MRI staging in invasive bladder cancer: comparative study based on the pathological examination of whole layer bladder wall.
     Int Urol Nephrol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
102. New concepts in molecular imaging: non-invasive MRI spotting of proteolysis using an Overhauser effect switch.
     PLoS ONE, 4(4): e5244. [Abstract] [Full-text]
103. Assessment of left ventricular function with single breath-hold highly accelerated cine MRI combined with guide-point modeling.
     Eur J Radiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
104. Labyrinthitis ossificans: How accurate is MRI in predicting cochlear obstruction?
     Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 140(5): 692-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
105. Real time spatial compound ultrasound in the evaluation of meniscal injuries: a comparison study with conventional ultrasound and MRI.
     Knee, 16(3): 191-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
106. MRI mismatch-based intravenous thrombolysis for isolated cerebellar infarction.
     Stroke, 40(5): 1897-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
107. Cost-effectiveness of patient selection using penumbral-based MRI for intravenous thrombolysis.
     Stroke, 40(5): 1710-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
108. Carotid artery atherosclerosis, MRI indices of brain ischemia, aging, and cognitive impairment: the Framingham study.
     Stroke, 40(5): 1590-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
109. Results of the MRI substudy of the intravenous magnesium efficacy in stroke trial.
     Stroke, 40(5): 1704-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
110. Risk of dementia in MCI: combined effect of cerebrovascular disease, volumetric MRI, and 1H MRS.
     Neurology, 72(17): 1519-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
111. MRI-based large deformation high dimensional mapping of the hippocampus in rats: development and validation of the technique.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1027-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
112. Palmar bowing of the flexor retinaculum on wrist MRI correlates with subjective reports of pain in carpal tunnel syndrome.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1102-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
113. Accuracy of MRI for predicting the circumferential resection margin, mesorectal fascia invasion, and tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1093-101. [Abstract] [Full-text]
114. Changes in hepatic venous morphology with cirrhosis on MRI.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1085-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
115. Fast dixon-based multisequence and multiplanar MRI for whole-body detection of cancer metastases.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1154-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
116. A fast, effective filtering method for improving clinical pulsed arterial spin labeling MRI.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1134-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
117. Assessment of vascular remodeling under antiangiogenic therapy using DCE-MRI and vessel size imaging.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1125-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
118. MRI methods for evaluating the effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitor administration used to enhance chemotherapy efficiency in a breast tumor xenograft model.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1071-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
119. MRI features of cellular angiomyofibroma with pathologic correlation.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1195-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
120. 3D diffusion tensor MRI with isotropic resolution using a steady-state radial acquisition.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1175-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
121. MRI and histological analysis of beta-amyloid plaques in both human Alzheimer's disease and APP/PS1 transgenic mice.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 997-1007. [Abstract] [Full-text]
122. MRI of late microstructural and metabolic alterations in radiation-induced brain injuries.
     J Magn Reson Imaging, 29(5): 1013-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
123. Olfactory bulb ventricles as a frequent finding in MRI studies of the olfactory system.
     Neuroscience. [Abstract] [Full-text]
124. Dual-Function Probe to Detect Protease Activity for Fluorescence Measurement and (19)F MRI.
     Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 48(20): 3641-3643. [Abstract] [Full-text]
125. Regionally optimized reconstruction for partially parallel imaging in MRI applications.
     IEEE Trans Med Imaging, 28(5): 687-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
126. Semiquantitation of mouse dendritic cell migration in vivo using cellular MRI.
     J Immunother, 32(3): 240-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
127. A super-resolution framework for 3-D high-resolution and high-contrast imaging using 2-D multislice MRI.
     IEEE Trans Med Imaging, 28(5): 633-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
128. Variations in the MRI appearance of the insertion of the tendon of subscapularis.
     Clin Anat, 22(4): 489-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
129. MRI evaluation of a new scaffold-based allogenic chondrocyte implantation for cartilage repair.
     Eur J Radiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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