Abstract
We have developed an implanted radiofrequency coil to obtain high resolution in vivo MR images at 1.9 Tesla of rat spinal cords that have been injured using a standardized weight drop technique. The signal-to-noise ratio and motion artifact suppression of these images is superior to that achieved in earlier attempts at this field strength using an external surface coil. The high quality and spatial resolution provided by this technique afford the possibility for longitudinal studies of experimental spinal cord injury before and after treatment, as well as detailed correlation of in vivo MRI contrast, histopathological findings, and functional deficit, in a controlled setting.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 218-223 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Feb 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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A method for in vivo high resolution MRI of rat spinal cord injury. / Ford, John; Hackney, D. B.; Joseph, P. M.; Phelan, M.; Alsop, D. C.; Tabor, S. L.; Hand, C. M.; Markowitz, R. S.; Black, P.
In: Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol. 31, No. 2, 02.1994, p. 218-223.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A method for in vivo high resolution MRI of rat spinal cord injury.
AU - Ford, John
AU - Hackney, D. B.
AU - Joseph, P. M.
AU - Phelan, M.
AU - Alsop, D. C.
AU - Tabor, S. L.
AU - Hand, C. M.
AU - Markowitz, R. S.
AU - Black, P.
PY - 1994/2
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N2 - We have developed an implanted radiofrequency coil to obtain high resolution in vivo MR images at 1.9 Tesla of rat spinal cords that have been injured using a standardized weight drop technique. The signal-to-noise ratio and motion artifact suppression of these images is superior to that achieved in earlier attempts at this field strength using an external surface coil. The high quality and spatial resolution provided by this technique afford the possibility for longitudinal studies of experimental spinal cord injury before and after treatment, as well as detailed correlation of in vivo MRI contrast, histopathological findings, and functional deficit, in a controlled setting.
AB - We have developed an implanted radiofrequency coil to obtain high resolution in vivo MR images at 1.9 Tesla of rat spinal cords that have been injured using a standardized weight drop technique. The signal-to-noise ratio and motion artifact suppression of these images is superior to that achieved in earlier attempts at this field strength using an external surface coil. The high quality and spatial resolution provided by this technique afford the possibility for longitudinal studies of experimental spinal cord injury before and after treatment, as well as detailed correlation of in vivo MRI contrast, histopathological findings, and functional deficit, in a controlled setting.
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JO - Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
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