An experimental high-resolution MR coil for the imaging of pathological findings in the post mortem brain stem.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of an experimental coil using a whole-body MR unit to delineate pathological changes within formalin-fixed human brain stems.
The MR images of 9 brain stems were compared with gross anatomy and corresponding histological sections. The resolution of the images was high enough to depict areas of clinically relevant pathological alterations.
Mäurer
J
J
Radiology Department Charité, Humboldt University at Berlin, Germany.
Mitrovics
T
T
Schlecht
I
I
Knollmann
F
F
Felix
R
R
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011180:Postmortem Changes