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ReviewInsights into imaging2024

T1 relaxation: Chemo-physical fundamentals of magnetic resonance imaging and clinical applications.

Michele Gaeta, Karol Galletta, Marco Cavallaro, Enricomaria Mormina, Maria Teresa Cannizzaro, Ludovica Rosa Maria Lanzafame, Tommaso D'Angelo, Alfredo Blandino, Sergio Lucio Vinci, Francesca Granata

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Review in Insights into imaging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Michele GaetaRadiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Karol GallettaNeuroradiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Marco CavallaroNeuroradiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Enricomaria MorminaNeuroradiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Maria Teresa CannizzaroUOSD Radiology 2 CAST - University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Ludovica Rosa Maria LanzafameRadiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Tommaso D'AngeloRadiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. tommasodang@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0004-6378
Alfredo BlandinoRadiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Sergio Lucio VinciNeuroradiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Francesca GranataNeuroradiology Unit - Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A knowledge of the complex phenomena that regulate T1 signal on Magnetic Resonance Imaging is essential in clinical practice for a more effective characterization of pathological processes. The authors review the physical basis of T1 Relaxation Time and the fundamental aspects of physics and chemistry that can influence this parameter. The main substances (water, fat, macromolecules, methemoglobin, melanin, Gadolinium, calcium) that influence T1 and the different MRI acquisition techniques that can be applied to enhance their presence in diagnostic images are then evaluated. An extensive case illustration of the different phenomena and techniques in the areas of CNS, abdomino-pelvic, and osteoarticular pathology is also proposed. CRITICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: T1 relaxation time is strongly influenced by numerous factors related to tissue characteristics and the presence in the context of the lesions of some specific substances. An examination of these phenomena with extensive MRI exemplification is reported. KEY POINTS: The purpose of the paper is to illustrate the chemical-physical basis of T1 Relaxation Time. MRI methods in accordance with the various clinical indications are listed. Several examples of clinical application in abdominopelvic and CNS pathology are reported.

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Chemical shift imagingMagnetismMRIT1 relaxation timeTumbling

Identifiers

PMID39120775
PMCPMC11315875

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