Advanced Noncontrast MR Imaging in Musculoskeletal Radiology. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Multiple nonmorphologic magnetic resonance sequences are available in musculoskeletal imaging that can provide additional information to better characterize and diagnose musculoskeletal disorders and diseases. These sequences include blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD), arterial spin labeling (ASL), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI). BOLD and ASL provide different methods to evaluate skeletal muscle microperfusion. The BOLD signal reflects the ratio between oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin. ASL uses selective tagging of inflowing blood spins in a specific region for calculating local perfusion. DWI and DTI provide information about the structural integrity of soft tissue including muscles and fibers as well as pathologies.

publication date

  • May 1, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84929328983

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.rcl.2015.01.005

PubMed ID

  • 25953289

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 53

issue

  • 3