Liver iron concentration (LIC) is directly correlated with total body iron. R2* MRI enabled accurate and reproducible quantification of liver iron overload over clinically relevant ranges of liver iron concentration (LIC). The data generated in …
Featured Publications
New Guideline Paper from the ISMRM quantitative MR study group
A new guidelines paper from the ISMRM Quantitative MR Study group gives an overview and recommendations for the development, validation, qualification, and dissemination of quantitative MR methods. Led by Diego Hernando (past Chair of the …
New Work on Simultaneous T1-weighted and T2-weighted 3D MRI using RF phase-modulated gradient echo imaging
This study proposes a novel method for simultaneous T1w and T2w imaging using RF phase-modulated 3D gradient-echo imaging. T1-weighted and T2-weighted (T1w and T2w) imaging are essential sequences in routine clinical practice to detect and …
Low prevalence of myocarditis in COVID-19 college athletes
In this study of 145 student athletes with COVID-19 who had mild to moderate symptoms or no symptoms during acute infection, cardiac MRI findings (at a median of 15 days after a positive test result …
Just Published: Complex confounder-corrected R2* mapping for liver iron quantification with MRI
Dr. Diego Hernando is lead author on a single site study correlating complex R2* mapping with liver iron concentration. Hernando D, Cook RJ, Qazi N, Longhurst CA, Diamond CA, Reeder SB. Complex confounder-corrected R2* mapping …
Phase-based T 2 mapping with gradient echo imaging
Recent graduate Dr. Xiaoke Wang is the lead author on a paper detailing a novel method for encoding T2 in the phase signal of GRE methods. Wang X, Hernando D, Reeder SB. Phase-based T2 mapping with …
Just Published: Motion-robust, high-SNR liver fat quantification using a 2D sequential VFA approach
Ruiyang Zhao is the lead author on a new paper demonstrating a novel free-breathing method for liver fat quantification. This method shows promise for imaging in patients that have difficulty with breath holds, such as …
Ante Zhu publishes two works on validation and application of CSE-MRI
Ante Zhu is the lead author on two recent papers on the development and evaluation of advanced chemical shift encoded (CSE) techniques in quantitative body MRI. The first of these works used ultra-short TE CSE technique …
Motion-robust and blood-suppressed diffusion MR imaging of the liver
Annie Zhang, Diego Hernando, and colleagues have recently developed a novel motion-robust and blood-suppressed diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) sequence. In this study, the DWI method entitled M1‐optimized diffusion imaging (MODI) was proposed to acquire motion‐robust, blood‐suppressed …