期刊
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE
卷 75, 期 3, 页码 1341-1345出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25709
关键词
rat; spinal cord; T-1; axon size; MRI; microstructure
资金
- NIH [R01 EB001744]
PurposeSeveral studies have shown strong correlations between myelin content and T-1 within the brain, and have even suggested that T-1 can be used to estimate myelin content. However, other micro-anatomical features such as compartment size are known to affect longitudinal relaxation rates, similar to compartment size effects in porous media. MethodsT(1) measurements were compared with measured or otherwise published axon size measurements in white matter tracts of the rat spinal cord, rat brain, and human brain. ResultsIn both ex vivo and in vivo studies, correlations were present between the relaxation rate 1/T-1 and axon size across regions of rat spinal cord with nearly equal myelin content. ConclusionWhile myelination is likely the dominant determinant of T-1 in white matter, variations in white matter microstructure, independent of myelin volume fraction, may also be reflected in T-1 differences between regions or subjects. Magn Reson Med 75:1341-1345, 2016. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据