Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the brain

PW Schaefer, PE Grant, RG Gonzalez - Radiology, 2000 - pubs.rsna.org
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging provides image contrast that is
different from that provided by conventional MR techniques. It is particularly sensitive for …

Diffusion-weighted imaging: basic concepts and application in cerebral stroke and head trauma

TAGM Huisman - European radiology, 2003 - Springer
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of the brain represents a new imaging technique that
extends imaging from depiction of neuroanatomy to the level of function and physiology …

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of bone marrow: differentiation of benign versus pathologic compression fractures.

A Baur, A Stäbler, R Brüning, R Bartl, A Krödel… - Radiology, 1998 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging of bone marrow for differentiating between benign and pathologic vertebral …

Posterior leukoencephalopathy without severe hypertension: utility of diffusion-weighted MRI

H Ay, FS Buonanno, PW Schaefer, DA Le, B Wang… - Neurology, 1998 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Standard MRI confirms the diagnosis of posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome
(PLES), recently associated with an increasing number of medical conditions. In PLES, T2 …

Novel mechanism of inhibition of rat kidney-type glutaminase by bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1, 2, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl) ethyl sulfide (BPTES)

MM Robinson, SJ Mcbryant, T Tsukamoto… - Biochemical …, 2007 - portlandpress.com
The release of GA (mitochondrial glutaminase) from neurons following acute ischaemia or
during chronic neurodegenerative diseases may contribute to the propagation of glutamate …

Correlation between brain reorganization, ischemic damage, and neurologic status after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats: a functional magnetic resonance …

RM Dijkhuizen, AB Singhal, JB Mandeville… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
The pattern and role of brain plasticity in stroke recovery has been incompletely
characterized. Both ipsilesional and contralesional changes have been described, but it …

Diffusion-weighted imaging discriminates between cytotoxic and vasogenic edema in a patient with eclampsia

PW Schaefer, FS Buonanno, RG Gonzalez… - Stroke, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The pathophysiology of eclampsia remains unclear. While the majority of
patients develop reversible T2 hyperintense signal abnormalities on MR scans and …

Differential sensitivity of in vivo and ex vivo diffusion tensor imaging to evolving optic nerve injury in mice with retinal ischemia

SW Sun, HF Liang, TQ Le, RC Armstrong, AH Cross… - Neuroimage, 2006 - Elsevier
Decreased axial (λ||) and increased radial (λ⊥) diffusivity have been shown to reflect axonal
and myelin injury respectively. In the present study, evolving white matter injury within the …

Altered global and regional brain mean diffusivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

R Kumar, AS Chavez, PM Macey… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and progressive disorder accompanied by
severe cardiovascular and neuropsychological sequelae, presumably induced by brain …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in seizures: a double-edged sword

SD Croll, JH Goodman, HE Scharfman - Recent advances in epilepsy …, 2004 - Springer
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a vascular growth factor which induces
angiogenesis (the development of new blood vessels), vascular permeability, and …