title: Magnetic resonance neurography: diffusion tensor imaging and future directions.
abstract: Magnetic resonance (MR) neurography has progressed in the past 2 decades because of rapid technological developments in both hardware and software. In addition to improvements in high-resolution anatomic pulse sequences, functional techniques are becoming feasible. This article presents the current state-of-the-art three-dimensional anatomic techniques, discusses the advantages of functional techniques being exploited, and portrays novel contrast types and molecular techniques that are under development and promise a bright future for this rapidly evolving technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, Zurich CH - 8091, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eppenberger
authors.forename: Gustav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andreisek
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhabra
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000639:trends*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI); MR contrast; MR neurography (MRN); Magnetization transfer imaging; Three-dimensional (3D); Whole-body MR