RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 MR Imaging Visualization of the Cerebral Microvasculature: A Comparison of Live and Postmortem Studies at 8 T
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1881
OP 1884
VO 24
IS 9
A1 Roger A. Dashner
A1 Donald W. Chakeres
A1 Allahyar Kangarlu
A1 Petra Schmalbrock
A1 Gregory A. Christoforidis
A1 Robert M. DePhilip
YR 2003
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/9/1881.abstract
AB Summary: In this study, we compared 8-T gradient-echo MR images of the microvasculature in the live human brain with images of the unembalmed and embalmed postmortem brain. Small vessels were well visualized in the live brain and even better seen in the unembalmed postmortem brain, but they could not be visualized in the embalmed postmortem brain. These findings are important for direct comparisons of the microvasculature on 8-T MR images and on histologic sections.