Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 26, 2026
09:52
Measuring and Manipulating Functionally Specific Neural Pathways in the Human Motor System with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Published on: February 23, 2020
9.9K
Susceptibility-Based Neuroimaging: Standard Methods, Clinical Applications, and Future Directions
Salil Soman1, Jose A Bregni2, Berkin Bilgic3
1Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Rosenberg 90A, 1 Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215, Tel: 617-754-2009.
Current Radiology Reports
|July 12, 2017
Summary
Advanced MRI techniques offer quantitative insights into tissue susceptibility for detecting neuropathologies like blood products and mineralization. These methods enhance diagnostic capabilities for various neurological conditions.
Area of Science:
- Neuroimaging
- Biophysics
- Medical Physics
Background:
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is crucial for evaluating neuropathologies.
- Tissue susceptibility methods are standard for detecting blood products and mineralization.
- Advanced MRI techniques offer novel quantitative insights.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss advanced susceptibility imaging techniques in MRI.
- To highlight their clinical applications in neuropathology.
- To emphasize their quantitative and robust nature.
Main Methods:
- Review of emerging MRI techniques focusing on tissue susceptibility.
- Discussion of quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) and related methods.
- Analysis of data acquisition and processing for susceptibility imaging.
Main Results:
- Advanced techniques provide robust and quantitative susceptibility information.
- These methods improve detection of blood products and mineralization.
- Emerging techniques reveal new diagnostic information beyond conventional MRI.
Conclusions:
- Susceptibility imaging represents a significant advancement in MRI for neuropathology.
- These techniques offer enhanced diagnostic power for neurological disorders.
- Further clinical applications and research are warranted.
