title: MR imaging visualization of the cerebral microvasculature: a comparison of live and postmortem studies at 8 T.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dashner
authors.forename: Donald W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chakeres
authors.forename: Allahyar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kangarlu
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmalbrock
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Christoforidis
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: DePhilip
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002102:Cadaver; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D004615:Embalming; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011180:Postmortem Changes