Anatomy, imaging, and pathologic conditions of the brachial plexus

BM Gilcrease-Garcia, SD Deshmukh, MS Parsons - Radiographics, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
The brachial plexus is an intricate anatomic structure with an important function: providing
innervation to the upper extremity, shoulder, and upper chest. Owing to its complex form and …

MR neurography: past, present, and future

A Chhabra, G Andreisek, T Soldatos… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. MR neurography (MRN) has increasingly been used in clinical practice for the
evaluation of peripheral nerve disease. This article reviews the historic perspective of MRN …

Myelin and iron concentration in the human brain: a quantitative study of MRI contrast

C Stüber, M Morawski, A Schäfer, C Labadie… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
During the last five years ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has enabled an
unprecedented view of living human brain. Brain tissue contrast in most MRI sequences is …

Sciatica of nondisc origin and piriformis syndrome: diagnosis by magnetic resonance neurography and interventional magnetic resonance imaging with outcome …

AG Filler, J Haynes, SE Jordan, J Prager… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2005 - thejns.org
Object. Because lumbar magnetic resonance (MR) imaging fails to identify a treatable cause
of chronic sciatica in nearly 1 million patients annually, the authors conducted MR …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring compartmental T2-orientational dependence in human brain white matter using a tiltable RF coil and diffusion-T2 correlation MRI

CMW Tax, E Kleban, M Chamberland, M Baraković… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
The anisotropy of brain white matter microstructure manifests itself in orientational-
dependence of various MRI contrasts, and can result in significant quantification biases if …

MR imaging of entrapment neuropathies of the lower extremity: part 1. the pelvis and hip

CN Petchprapa, ZS Rosenberg, LM Sconfienza… - Radiographics, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Entrapment neuropathies can manifest with confusing clinical features and therefore are
often underrecognized and underdiagnosed at clinical examination. Historically …

Deep gluteal syndrome

HD Martin, J Gómez-Hoyos - Posterior Hip Disorders: Clinical Evaluation …, 2019 - Springer
The presence of non-discogenic, extra-pelvic sciatic nerve compression has been
characterized as deep gluteal syndrome. This syndrome usually presents with symptoms of …

The magic angle effect: a source of artifact, determinant of image contrast, and technique for imaging

M Bydder, A Rahal, GD Fullerton… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This review provides a formalism for understanding magic angle effects in clinical studies. It
involves consideration of the fiber‐to‐field angle for linear structures such as tendons …

Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: MR neurography—nerve T2 signal increase and caliber

P Bäumer, T Dombert, F Staub, T Kaestel, AJ Bartsch… - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess nerve T2 signal and caliber as diagnostic signs at magnetic resonance
(MR) neurography in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE). Materials and Methods This …

T2*-based fiber orientation mapping

J Lee, P van Gelderen, LW Kuo, H Merkle, AC Silva… - Neuroimage, 2011 - Elsevier
Recent MRI studies at high field have observed that, in certain white matter fiber bundles,
the signal in T 2⁎-weighted MRI (ie MRI sensitized to apparent transverse relaxivity) is …