Investig Magn Reson Imaging.  2016 Sep;20(3):141-151. 10.13104/imri.2016.20.3.141.

Review of Recent Advancement of Ultra High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging: from Anatomy to Tractography

• Cho ZH

• KMID: 2354794
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.13104/imri.2016.20.3.141

Abstract

PURPOSE
Advances of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), especially that of the Ultra-High Field (UHF) MRI will be reviewed.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Diffusion MRI data was obtained from a healthy adult young male of age 30 using a 7.0T research MRI scanner (Magnetom, Siemens) with 40 mT/m maximum gradient field. The specific imaging parameters used for the data acquisition were a single shot DW echo planar imaging.
RESULTS
Three areas of the imaging experiments are focused on for the study, namely the anatomy, angiography, and tractography.
CONCLUSION
It is envisioned that, in near future, there will be more 7.0T MRIs for brain research and explosive clinical application research will also be developed, for example in the area of connectomics in neuroscience and clinical neurology and neurosurgery.

Keyword

UHF-7.0T MRI; Development of MRI-history; Super resolution MR tractography; Review of ultra-high field MRI; UHF-diffusion tensor imaging

MeSH Terms

Adult
Angiography
Brain
Connectome
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Echo-Planar Imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Neurology
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery