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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2025

Impact of tissue sample preparation methods on myelin-sensitive quantitative MR imaging.

Amaya Murguia, Scott D Swanson, Ulrich Scheven, Andrea Jacobson, Jon-Fredrik Nielsen, Jeffrey A Fessler, Navid Seraji-Bozorgzad

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Article in Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Amaya MurguiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5546-1274
Scott D SwansonDepartment of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-4031
Ulrich SchevenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8111-0081
Andrea JacobsonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4507-8464
Jon-Fredrik NielsenDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2058-3579
Jeffrey A FesslerDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-3315
Navid Seraji-BozorgzadDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8215-6513

Funding

Research Education ComponentP30AG072931 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Henry L Paulson · 2021 to 2026
$26.5M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072931NIA NIH HHS P30AG072931-03S1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeValidation of quantitative MRI (qMRI) parameters with histology is often done with ex vivo fixed tissue samples. Freezing is another common form of tissue preservation, but the effects of freezing and thawing tissue on myelin-sensitive quantitative MRI parameters and their correlation with histology require further analysis.

methodsMyelin water imaging, off-resonance RF saturation magnetization transfer (MT), and selective inversion recovery MT MRI experiments were conducted on 14 fresh, thawed, and fixed sheep brain tissue samples to calculate various surrogate measures of myelin content. These measures were compared with luxol fast blue (LFB) histological stain results.

resultsFresh, thawed, and fixed tissue qMRI values correlated well with LFB. Thawed and fixed tissue exhibited modest increases, between 3% and 32%, for most qMRI parameter values compared to fresh. Histology results showed that thawed samples did not lose tissue integrity from the freezing process.

conclusionFreezing is a reasonable alternative tissue preservation method to fixation for use in qMRI analysis, but may differentially affect qMRI parameter values in regions with varying myelin content.

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BrainCryopreservationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMyelin SheathAnimalsFreezingSheepTissue Preservationbi‐exponentialluxol fast blue histologymyelin water imaging (MWI)quantitative magnetization transfer (qMT)quantitative MRItissue preparation

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PMID40711985
PMCPMC12393208

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