Non-invasive measurement of brain viscoelasticity using magnetic resonance elastography
Non-invasive measurement of brain viscoelasticity using magnetic resonance elastography
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DOI:
10.1002/nbm.1189
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发表时间:
2008-03-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Braun, Juergen
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作者:
Sack, Ingolf;Beierbach, Bernd;Braun, Juergen
The purpose of this work was to develop magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for the fast and reproducible measurement of spatially averaged viscoelastic constants of living human brain. The technique was based on a phase-sensitive echo planar imaging acquisition. Motion encoding was orthogonal to the image plane and synchronized to intracranial shear vibrations at driving frequencies of 25 and 50 Hz induced by a head-rocker actuator. Ten time-resolved phase-difference wave images were recorded within 60 s and analyzed for shear stiffness and shear viscosity. Six healthy volunteers (six men; mean age 34.5 years; age range 25-44 years) underwent 23-39 follow-up MIZE studies over a period of 6 months. Interindividual mean SD shear moduli and shear viscosities were found to be 1.17 +/- 0.03 kPa and 3.1 +/- 0.4 Pas for 25 Hz and 1.56 +/- 0.07 kPa and 3.4 +/- 0.2 Pas for 50 Hz, respectively (P