The effect of phospholipid vesicles on the NMR relaxation of water: an explanation for the MR appearance of the neurohypophysis?

W Kucharczyk, RE Lenkinski… - American Journal …, 1990 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
The normal neurohypophysis is hyperintense relative to brain and adenohypophysis on T1-
weighted MR images, but the signal is not chemically shifted with respect to water. The …

Histochemical characterization and functional significance of the hyperintense signal on MR images of the posterior pituitary

J Kucharczyk, W Kucharczyk, I Berry… - American Journal of …, 1989 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
MR imaging of the pituitary fossa characteristically shows a well-circumscribed area of high
signal intensity in the posterior lobe on T1-weighted images. We used a combination of high …

Water in brain edema: observations by the pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance technique

KG Go, HT Edzes - Archives of neurology, 1975 - jamanetwork.com
The state of water in three types of brain edema and in normal brain of the rat was studied by
the pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique. In cold-induced edema and in …

Histochemical characterization and functional significance of the hyperintense signal on MR images of the posterior pituitary

J Kucharczyk, W Kucharczyk, I Berry… - American journal …, 1988 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
MR imaging of the pituitary fossa characteristically shows a well-circumscribed area of high
signal intensity in the posterior lobe on T1-weighted images. We used a combination of high …

Magnetization transfer imaging of the pituitary: further insights into the nature of the posterior “bright spot”

CA Holder, AD Elster - Journal of computer assisted tomography, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: After more than a decade of investigation, the chemical nature of the posterior
pituitary “bright spot” remains elusive. Speculations into the source of this high signal have …

High signal intensity of the posterior pituitary gland on T1-weighted MR images: Correlation with plasma vasopressin concentration to water deprivation

L M.-H, C H.-Y, S Y.-A, L J.-K - Acta radiologica, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
AbstractPurpose: To evaluate the effect of water deprivation on the signal intensity of the
posterior pituitary gland on T1-weighted MR images and correlate the signal intensity with …

Hyperintense signal of the posterior pituitary on T1-weighted MR images: an experimental study

I Fujisawa, R Asato, M Kawata, Y Sano… - Journal of computer …, 1989 - journals.lww.com
The origin of the hyperintense signal (HIS) of the pituitary gland posterior lobe (PL) on T1-
weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images was investigated. Six rabbits were imaged on a …

In vitro adrenal cortex lesions characterization by NMR spectroscopy

A Leroy-Willig, JC Roucayrol, JP Luton… - Magnetic resonance …, 1987 - Elsevier
Percentage of lipid content of 22 adrenal cortex lesions and their water proton longitudinal
relaxation time were measured in vitro at 60 MHz. Although water relaxation times obtained …

NMR in experimental cerebral edema: value of T1 and T2 calculations.

M Brant-Zawadzki, HM Bartkowski… - American journal …, 1984 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
In an experimental investigation, the efficacy of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
relaxation times in measuring brain water was studied. Cerebral edema was induced in four …

Nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation in experimental brain edema: effects of water concentration, protein concentration, and temperature

RL Kamman, KG Go, W Brouwer… - Magnetic resonance …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Proton relaxation times T1 and T2 of macromolecular solutions, bovine brain tissues, and
experimental cat brain edema tissues were studied as a function of water concentration …