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ReviewNMR in biomedicine2024

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics: Current techniques and future advancements.

Adam M Wright, Yu-Chien Wu, Li Feng, Qiuting Wen

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Review in NMR in biomedicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Adam M WrightDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9524-2210
Yu-Chien WuDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1084-2634
Li FengCenter for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R), New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8692-7645
Qiuting WenDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7885-4036

Funding

Indiana Medical Scientist/Engineer Training ProgramT32GM148382 · NIGMS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Benjamin Gaston, Emily K Sims · 2023 to 2026
$3.9M
Map Paravascular Fluid Dynamic Signatures of Key Aging and AD Processes Using Dynamics Diffusion-Weighted ImagingRF1AG083762 · NIA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI WEN, QIUTING · 2023 to 2023
$2.3M
Rapid Motion-Robust and Easy-to-Use Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI for Liver Perfusion QuantificationR01EB030549 · NIBIB · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI FENG, LI · 2021 to 2024
$1.7M
Clinically feasible functional MRI providing independent assessments of cerebrovascular stiffness and microcirculation in typical aging and Alzheimer's Disease cohortsF30AG084336 · NIA · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI Adam M Wright · 2023 to 2026
$216k
NIA NIH HHS F30 AG084336NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG083762NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB030549NIH HHS F30AG084336NIH HHS RF1AG083762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays a critical role in metabolic waste clearance from the brain, requiring its circulation throughout various brain pathways, including the ventricular system, subarachnoid spaces, para-arterial spaces, interstitial spaces, and para-venous spaces. The complexity of CSF circulation has posed a challenge in obtaining noninvasive measurements of CSF dynamics. The assessment of CSF dynamics throughout its various circulatory pathways is possible using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with optimized sensitivity to incoherent water movement across the brain. This review presents an overview of both established and emerging diffusion MRI techniques designed to measure CSF dynamics and their potential clinical applications. The discussion offers insights into the optimization of diffusion MRI acquisition parameters to enhance the sensitivity and specificity of diffusion metrics on underlying CSF dynamics. Lastly, we emphasize the importance of cautious interpretations of diffusion-based imaging, especially when differentiating between tissue- and fluid-related changes or elucidating structural versus functional alterations.

Indexed as

Cerebrospinal FluidDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingAnimalsBrainHumansHydrodynamicscerebrospinal fluiddiffusion‐weighted imagingglymphatic systeminterstitial fluidneurofluidwaste clearance

Identifiers

PMID38715420
PMCPMC11303114

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