Magnetic resonance elastography: a general overview of its current and future applications in brain imaging.
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) has been developed over the last few years as a non-invasive means of evaluating the elasticity of biological tissues. The presence of the skull has always prevented semeiotic palpation of the brain, but MRE now offers the possibility of "palpating by imaging" in order to detect brain consistency under physiological and pathological conditions. The aim of this article is to review the current state-of-the-art of MRE imaging and discuss its possible future diagnostic applications in neuroscience.
Di Ieva
Antonio
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Department of Neurosurgery, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni, 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy. diieva@hotmail.com
Grizzi
Fabio
F
Rognone
Elisa
E
Tse
Zion Tsz Ho
ZT
Parittotokkaporn
Tassanai
T
Rodriguez Y Baena
Ferdinando
F
Tschabitscher
Manfred
M
Matula
Christian
C
Trattnig
Siegfrid
S
Rodriguez Y Baena
Riccardo
R
D001921:Brain; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004548:Elasticity; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010173:Palpation / Q000379:methods