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ArticleScientific reports2021

Imaging multiple sclerosis pathology at 160 μm isotropic resolution by human whole-brain ex vivo magnetic resonance imaging at 3 T.

Matthias Weigel, Peter Dechent, Riccardo Galbusera, Erik Bahn, Govind Nair, Po-Jui Lu, Ludwig Kappos, Wolfgang Brück, Christine Stadelmann, Cristina Granziera

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Matthias WeigelTranslational Imaging in Neurology (ThINk) Basel, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Gewerbestrasse 14, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland. matthias.weigel@unibas.ch.
Peter DechentDepartment of Cognitive Neurology, MR-Research in Neurosciences, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Riccardo GalbuseraTranslational Imaging in Neurology (ThINk) Basel, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Gewerbestrasse 14, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Erik BahnInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Govind NairQuantitative MRI Core Facility, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 10 center drive, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Po-Jui LuTranslational Imaging in Neurology (ThINk) Basel, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Gewerbestrasse 14, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Ludwig KapposTranslational Imaging in Neurology (ThINk) Basel, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Gewerbestrasse 14, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Wolfgang BrückInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Christine StadelmannInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Cristina GranzieraTranslational Imaging in Neurology (ThINk) Basel, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Gewerbestrasse 14, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
University of Basel · CHUniversity of Göttingen · DEUniversity Hospital of Basel · CHNational Institutes of Health · USUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the fixed healthy and diseased human brain facilitates spatial resolutions and image quality that is not achievable with in vivo MRI scans. Though challenging-and almost exclusively performed at 7 T field strength-depicting the tissue architecture of the entire brain in fine detail is invaluable since it enables the study of neuroanatomy and uncovers important pathological features in neurological disorders. The objectives of the present work were (1) to develop a 3D isotropic ultra-high-resolution imaging approach for human whole-brain ex vivo acquisitions working on a standard clinical 3 T MRI system; and (2) to explore the sensitivity and specificity of this concept for specific pathoanatomical features of multiple sclerosis. The reconstructed images demonstrate unprecedented resolution and soft tissue contrast of the diseased human brain at 3 T, thus allowing visualization of sub-millimetric lesions in the different cortical layers and in the cerebellar cortex, as well as unique cortical lesion characteristics such as the presence of incomplete/complete iron rims, and patterns of iron accumulation. Further details such as the subpial molecular layer, the line of Gennari, and some intrathalamic nuclei are also well distinguishable.

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AgedBiomedical EngineeringBrainHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalImmunohistochemistryMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisNeuroimagingReproducibility of ResultsSignal-To-Noise RatioThalamus

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