Imperial College London
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Dr Neal K Bangerter

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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3.15Royal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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@article{Schmid:2018:10.1097/RLI.0000000000000492,
author = {Schmid, AB and Campbell, J and Hurley, SA and Jbabdi, S and Andersson, JL and Jenkinson, M and Bangerter, NK and Bennett, DL and Tracey, I and Frost, R and Clare, S},
doi = {10.1097/RLI.0000000000000492},
journal = {Investigative Radiology},
pages = {705--713},
title = {Feasibility of diffusion tensor and morphologic imaging of peripheral nerves at ultra-high field strength},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000000492},
volume = {53},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the development of morphologic and diffusion tensor imaging sequences of peripheral nerves at 7 T, using carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as a model system of focal nerve injury.Materials and Methods Morphologic images were acquired at 7 T using a balanced steady-state free precession sequence. Diffusion tensor imaging was performed using single-shot echo-planar imaging and readout-segmented echo-planar imaging sequences. Different acquisition and postprocessing methods were compared to describe the optimal analysis pipeline. Magnetic resonance imaging parameters including cross-sectional areas, signal intensity, fractional anisotropy (FA), as well as mean, axial, and radial diffusivity were compared between patients with CTS (n = 8) and healthy controls (n = 6) using analyses of covariance corrected for age (significance set at P < 0.05). Pearson correlations with Bonferroni correction were used to determine association of magnetic resonance imaging parameters with clinical measures (significance set at P < 0.01).Results The 7 T acquisitions with high in-plane resolution (0.2 × 0.2mm) afforded detailed morphologic resolution of peripheral nerve fascicles. For diffusion tensor imaging, single-shot echo-planar imaging was more efficient than readout-segmented echo-planar imaging in terms of signal-to-noise ratio per unit scan time. Distortion artifacts were pronounced, but could be corrected during postprocessing. Registration of FA maps to the morphologic images was successful. The developed imaging and analysis pipeline identified lower median nerve FA (pisiform bone, 0.37 [SD 0.10]) and higher radial diffusivity (1.08 [0.20]) in patients with CTS compared with healthy controls (0.53 [0.06] and 0.78 [0.11], respectively, P < 0.047). Fractional anisotropy and radial diffusivity strongly correlated with patients' symptoms (r = −0.866 and 0.866, respectively, P = 0.005).Conclusions Our data demonstrate
AU  - Schmid,AB
AU  - Campbell,J
AU  - Hurley,SA
AU  - Jbabdi,S
AU  - Andersson,JL
AU  - Jenkinson,M
AU  - Bangerter,NK
AU  - Bennett,DL
AU  - Tracey,I
AU  - Frost,R
AU  - Clare,S
DO  - 10.1097/RLI.0000000000000492
EP  - 713
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0020-9996
SP  - 705
TI  - Feasibility of diffusion tensor and morphologic imaging of peripheral nerves at ultra-high field strength
T2  - Investigative Radiology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RLI.0000000000000492
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000450433200001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/75461
VL  - 53
ER  -
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