title: New Clinically Feasible 3T MRI Protocol to Discriminate Internal Brain Stem Anatomy.
abstract: Two new 3T MR imaging contrast methods, track density imaging and echo modulation curve T2 mapping, were combined with simultaneous multisection acquisition to reveal exquisite anatomic detail at 7 canonical levels of the brain stem. Compared with conventional MR imaging contrasts, many individual brain stem tracts and nuclear groups were directly visualized for the first time at 3T. This new approach is clinically practical and feasible (total scan time = 20 minutes), allowing better brain stem anatomic localization and characterization.
authors: From the Department of Radiology (M.J.H., S.C., N.B.-.E., M.T.B., G.M.F., T.M.S.) New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors: M J
authors: 0000-0002-3435-4662
authors: MJ
authors: Hoch
authors: From the Department of Radiology (M.J.H., S.C., N.B.-.E., M.T.B., G.M.F., T.M.S.) New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, New York Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (S.C., N.B.-.E., T.M.S.), New York, New York.
authors: S
authors: 0000-0002-1132-900X
authors: S
authors: Chung
authors: Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (S.C., N.B.-.E., T.M.S.), New York, New York.
authors: N
authors: 0000-0003-2944-6412
authors: N
authors: Ben-Eliezer
authors: From the Department of Radiology (M.J.H., S.C., N.B.-.E., M.T.B., G.M.F., T.M.S.) New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors: M T
authors: 0000-0003-1625-0293
authors: MT
authors: Bruno
authors: From the Department of Radiology (M.J.H., S.C., N.B.-.E., M.T.B., G.M.F., T.M.S.) New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors: G M
authors: 0000-0002-4705-2030
authors: GM
authors: Fatterpekar
authors: From the Department of Radiology (M.J.H., S.C., N.B.-.E., M.T.B., G.M.F., T.M.S.) New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, New York Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (S.C., N.B.-.E., T.M.S.), New York, New York. timothy.shepherd@nyumc.org.
authors: T M
authors: 0000-0003-0232-1636
authors: TM
authors: Shepherd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011149:Pons / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000033:anatomy & histology