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01-04-2010 | Review

Magnetic resonance elastography: a general overview of its current and future applications in brain imaging

Authors: Antonio Di Ieva, Fabio Grizzi, Elisa Rognone, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Tassanai Parittotokkaporn, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena, Manfred Tschabitscher, Christian Matula, Siegfrid Trattnig, Riccardo Rodriguez y Baena

Published in: Neurosurgical Review | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

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.

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Title: Magnetic resonance elastography: a general overview of its current and future applications in brain imaging
Authors: Antonio Di Ieva
Fabio Grizzi
Elisa Rognone
Zion Tsz Ho Tse
Tassanai Parittotokkaporn
Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Manfred Tschabitscher
Christian Matula
Siegfrid Trattnig
Riccardo Rodriguez y Baena
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Neurosurgical Review / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0344-5607
Electronic ISSN: 1437-2320
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-010-0249-6

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