A birdcage transmit, 24-channel conformal receive array coil for sensitive P magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of the human brain at 7 T.

Phosphorus (P) magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) can serve as a critical tool for more direct quantification of brain energy metabolism, tissue pH, and cell membrane turnover. However, the low concentration of P metabolites in biological tissue may result in low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in P MRS images. In this work, we present an innovative design and construction of a P radiofrequency coil for whole-brain MRSI at 7 T.

Associating and Mutations in Glioma with Diffusion Anisotropy in Normal-Appearing White Matter.

Background And Purpose: and mutations might infiltratively manifest within normal-appearing white matter with specific phenotypes such as microstructural changes undetectable by standard MR imaging contrasts but potentially associable with DTI variables. The aim of this retrospective glioma study was to statistically investigate and associations and classifications with DTI reported microstructure in normal-appearing white matter.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective data from patients imaged between March 2012 and February 2016 were analyzed by grouping them as - subgroups and by and mutation status.