ReviewThe British journal of radiology2021
Harnessing brain waves: a review of brain magnetic resonance elastography for clinicians and scientists entering the field.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Magnetic resonance elastography of the ageing brain in normal and demented populations: A systematic review.Human brain mapping · 2022Pooled it
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- MR Elastography-Based Slip Interface Imaging for Assessment of Myofascial Interface Mobility in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2026Article
- Advances in mechanical assessments of in vivo human lumbar spine tissues with noninvasive imaging techniques.npj biomedical innovations · 2026Review
- The glioblastoma biomechanical landscape: A systematic review of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) of brain tumors and healthy brain.APL bioengineering · 2025Review
- Elastographic magnetization prepared imaging with rapid encoding.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2025Article
- Full-field, frequency-domain comparison of simulated and measured human brain deformation.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology · 2025Article
- High-frequency shear wave MR elastography of parotid glands: custom driver design and preliminary results.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Brain elastography in aging relates to fluid/solid trendlines.Physics in medicine and biology · 2024Article
- Feasibility of Phase Velocity Imaging Using Multi Frequency Oscillation-Shear Wave Elastography.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2024Article
- The contributions of relative brain viscosity to brain function and health.Brain communications · 2024Review
- Clinical application of magnetic resonance elastography in pediatric neurological disorders.Pediatric radiology · 2023Review
- Viscoelastic Property of the Brain Assessed With Magnetic Resonance Elastography and Its Association With Glymphatic System in Neurologically Normal Individuals.Korean journal of radiology · 2023Article
- Fluid compartments influence elastography of the aging mouse brain.Physics in medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Characterization of material properties and deformation in the ANGUS phantom during mild head impacts using MRI.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2023Article
- Theory of sleep/wake cycles affecting brain elastography.Physics in medicine and biology · 2022Article
- Imaging of Single Transducer-Harmonic Motion Imaging-Derived Displacements at Several Oscillation Frequencies Simultaneously.IEEE transactions on medical imaging · 2022Article
- Magnetic resonance elastography: from invention to standard of care.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2022Review
- Integrating material properties from magnetic resonance elastography into subject-specific computational models for the human brain.Brain multiphysics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Brain magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is an imaging technique capable of accurately and non-invasively measuring the mechanical properties of the living human brain. Recent studies have shown that MRE has potential to provide clinically useful information in patients with intracranial tumors, demyelinating disease, neurodegenerative disease, elevated intracranial pressure, and altered functional states. The objectives of this review are: (1) to give a general overview of the types of measurements that have been obtained with brain MRE in patient populations, (2) to survey the tools currently being used to make these measurements possible, and (3) to highlight brain MRE-based quantitative biomarkers that have the highest potential of being adopted into clinical use within the next 5 to 10 years. The specifics of MRE methodology strategies are described, from wave generation to material parameter estimations. The potential clinical role of MRE for characterizing and planning surgical resection of intracranial tumors and assessing diffuse changes in brain stiffness resulting from diffuse neurological diseases and altered intracranial pressure are described. In addition, the emerging technique of functional MRE, the role of artificial intelligence in MRE, and promising applications of MRE in general neuroscience research are presented.
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