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    Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Volume 29, Issue 6

    1243-1493
    June 2009
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In Memoriam

Herman Yaggi Carr, PhD (1924–2008): A tribute†

Vivian S. Lee MD, PhD, MBA, 
  • Pages: 1243-1247
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Original Research

MRI diffusion tensor tracking of a new amygdalo-fusiform and hippocampo-fusiform pathway system in humans

Charles D. Smith MD,  Nicolas F. Lori PhD,  Erbil Akbudak PhD,  Ertugrul Sorar PhD,  Eren Gultepe BS,  Joshua S. Shimony MD, PhD,  Robert C. McKinstry MD, PhD,  Thomas E. Conturo MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1248-1261
  • First Published: 05 May 2009

Evolution of hyperacute stroke over 6 hours using serial MR perfusion and diffusion maps

Ashley D. Harris PhD,  Robert K. Kosior BSc,  Henry S. Chen BSc,  Linda B. Andersen PhD,  Richard Frayne PhD, 
  • Pages: 1262-1270
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Evaluation of performance metrics for bias field correction in MR brain images

Zin Yan Chua BS,  Weili Zheng PhD,  Michael W.L. Chee MBBS,  Vitali Zagorodnov PhD, 
  • Pages: 1271-1279
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Inter- and intraobserver reliability of five MRI sequences in the evaluation of the final volume of cerebral infarct

Igor Sibon MD, PhD,  Patrice Ménégon MD,  Jean-Marc Orgogozo MD,  Julien Asselineau PhD,  François Rouanet MD,  Pauline Renou MD,  Thomas Tourdias MD,  Chahin Pachai PhD,  Genevieve Chêne MD, PhD,  Vincent Dousset MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1280-1284
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Optimized high-resolution mapping of magnetization transfer (MT) at 3 Tesla for direct visualization of substructures of the human thalamus in clinically feasible measurement time

Tabea Gringel,  Walter Schulz-Schaeffer MD,  Erck Elolf MD,  Andreas Frölich,  Peter Dechent PhD,  Gunther Helms PhD, 
  • Pages: 1285-1292
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Whole heart magnetization-prepared steady-state free precession coronary vein MRI

Christian T. Stoeck MSc,  Yuchi Han MD,  Dana C. Peters PhD,  Peng Hu PhD,  Susan B. Yeon MD,  Kraig V. Kissinger BS, RT,  Beth Goddu RT,  Lois Goepfert RN, MS,  Warren J. Manning MD,  Sebastian Kozerke PhD,  Reza Nezafat PhD, 
  • Pages: 1293-1299
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Predicting survival and early clinical response to primary chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced breast cancer using DCE-MRI

Roar Johansen MD,  Line R. Jensen MS,  Jana Rydland MD,  Pål E. Goa PhD,  Kjell A. Kvistad MD, PhD,  Tone F. Bathen PhD,  David E. Axelson PhD,  Steinar Lundgren MD, PhD,  Ingrid S. Gribbestad PhD, 
  • Pages: 1300-1307
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Navigator respiratory-triggered diffusion-weighted imaging in the follow-up after hepatic radiofrequency ablation—initial results

Christina Schraml MD,  Nina F. Schwenzer MD,  Stephan Clasen MD,  Hans-Joerg Rempp MD,  Petros Martirosian MS,  Claus D. Claussen MD,  Philippe L. Pereira MD, 
  • Pages: 1308-1316
  • First Published: 05 May 2009

Timing bolus dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI assessment of hepatic perfusion: Initial experience

Simon Baxter BA,  Zhen J. Wang MD,  Bonnie N. Joe MD, Ph.D,  Aliya Qayyum MBBS,  Bachir Taouli MD,  Benjamin M. Yeh MD, 
  • Pages: 1317-1322
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Assessment of hepatic extraction fraction and input relative blood flow using dynamic hepatocyte-specific contrast-enhanced MRI

Henrik Nilsson MD,  Anders Nordell MSc,  Roberto Vargas RN,  Lena Douglas MSc, PhD,  Eduard Jonas MD, PhD,  Lennart Blomqvist MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1323-1331
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Quantification of hepatic steatosis with MRI: The effects of accurate fat spectral modeling

Scott B. Reeder MD, PhD,  Philip M. Robson PhD,  Huanzhou Yu PhD,  Ann Shimakawa MSE,  Catherine DG Hines MS,  Charles A. McKenzie PhD,  Jean H. Brittain PhD, 
  • Pages: 1332-1339
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT): Association with other adipose tissue compartments and insulin sensitivity

Michael Boettcher MD,  Jürgen Machann Dipl-Phys,  Norbert Stefan MD,  Claus Thamer MD,  Hans-Ulrich Häring MD,  Claus D. Claussen MD,  Andreas Fritsche MD,  Fritz Schick MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1340-1345
  • First Published: 06 May 2009
Free Access

Aging effects on human calf muscle properties assessed by MRI at 3 Tesla

Nina F. Schwenzer MD,  Petros Martirosian PhD,  Jürgen Machann PhD,  Christina Schraml MD,  Günter Steidle PhD,  Claus D. Claussen MD,  Fritz Schick PhD, MD, 
  • Pages: 1346-1354
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Diffusion-weighted echo-planar magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of tumor cellularity in patients with soft-tissue sarcomas

Dirk Schnapauff MD,  Martin Zeile MD,  Manuel Ben Niederhagen MD,  Barbara Fleige MD,  Per-Ulf Tunn MD,  Bernd Hamm MD,  Oliver Dudeck MD, 
  • Pages: 1355-1359
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Diffusion-weighted imaging of prostate cancer: Correlation between apparent diffusion coefficient values and tumor proliferation

Xi Zhen Wang MS, PhD,  Bin Wang MD, PhD,  Zhi Qin Gao MS,  Jin Gang Liu MS,  Zuo Qin Liu MD,  Qing Liang Niu MS,  Zhen Kui Sun MS,  Yu Xiao Yuan MS, 
  • Pages: 1360-1366
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Improved time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography with IDEAL water-fat separation

Allison Grayev MD,  Ann Shimakawa PhD,  Joseph Cousins MD, PhD,  Patrick Turski MD,  Jean Brittain PhD,  Scott Reeder MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1367-1374
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Rosette spectroscopic imaging: Optimal parameters for alias-free, high sensitivity spectroscopic imaging

Claudiu V. Schirda PhD,  Costin Tanase PhD,  Fernando E. Boada PhD, 
  • Pages: 1375-1385
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Potential in reducing scan times of HARDI by accurate correction of the cross-term in a hemispherical encoding scheme

Kuan-Hung Cho PhD,  Chun-Hung Yeh MS,  Yi-Ping Chao PhD,  Jiun-Jie Wang PhD,  Jyh-Horng Chen PhD,  Ching-Po Lin PhD, 
  • Pages: 1386-1394
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Spectral resolution amelioration by deconvolution (SPREAD) in MR spectroscopic imaging

Zhengchao Dong PhD,  Bradley S. Peterson MD, 
  • Pages: 1395-1405
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Multiecho time-resolved acquisition (META): A high spatiotemporal resolution dixon imaging sequence for dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

Manojkumar Saranathan PhD,  Dan Rettmann BS,  Ersin Bayram PhD,  Christine Lee MD,  James Glockner MD, 
  • Pages: 1406-1413
  • First Published: 07 May 2009

Shielded dual-loop resonator for arterial spin labeling at the neck

Stefan Hetzer MS,  Toralf Mildner PhD,  Wolfgang Driesel PhD,  Manfred Weder MS,  Harald E. Möller PhD, 
  • Pages: 1414-1424
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Technical Notes

Measurement of deep gray matter perfusion using a segmented true–fast imaging with steady-state precession (True-FISP) arterial spin-labeling (ASL) method at 3T

Elan J. Grossman MS,  Ke Zhang MS,  Jing An MD,  Abram Voorhees PhD,  Matilda Inglese MD, PhD,  Yulin Ge MD,  Niels Oesingmann PhD,  Jian Xu BS,  Kelly A. Mcgorty RT,  Qun Chen PhD, 
  • Pages: 1425-1431
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Noninvasive in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance study to estimate pulmonary reducing ability in mice exposed to NiO or C60 nanoparticles

Hidekatsu Yokoyama MD, PhD,  Taizo Ono PhD,  Yasuo Morimoto MD,  Toshihiko Myojo PhD,  Isamu Tanaka PhD,  Manabu Shimada PhD,  Wei-Ning Wang PhD,  Shigehisa Endoh PhD,  Kunio Uchida BS, 
  • Pages: 1432-1437
  • First Published: 07 May 2009

Reproducibility of MR perfusion and 1H spectroscopy of bone marrow

James F. Griffith MD,  David K.W. Yeung PhD,  Steven K.K. Chow BSc,  Jason Chi Shun Leung MSc,  Ping Chung Leung MD, 
  • Pages: 1438-1442
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Division scheme optimization for the molecular evaluation of the intervertebral disc by gadolinium-enhanced MRI

Stefania Vaga MS,  Manuela T. Raimondi PhD,  Franco Perona MD,  Maurizio Fornari MD,  Enrico G. Caiani PhD, 
  • Pages: 1443-1449
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Lower extremities magnetic resonance angiography with blood pressure cuff compression: Quantitative dynamic analysis

Marcel Koenigkam-Santos MD,  Puneet Sharma PhD,  Bobby Kalb MD,  John Carew PhD,  John N. Oshinski PhD,  Diego Martin MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 1450-1456
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Relaxation times of skeletal muscle metabolites at 7T

Ligong Wang PhD,  Nouha Salibi PhD,  Yan Wu PhD,  Mark E. Schweitzer MD,  Ravinder R. Regatte PhD, 
  • Pages: 1457-1464
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Settling properties of venous blood demonstrated in the peripheral vasculature using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI)

Samuel Barnes MS,  E. Mark Haacke PhD, 
  • Pages: 1465-1470
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Improved arterial visibility using short-tau inversion-recovery (STIR) fat suppression in non-contrast-enhanced time–spatial labeling inversion pulse (Time-SLIP) renal MR angiography (MRA)

Takaharu Shonai MD, PhD,  Tadashi Takahashi RT,  Hiroaki Ikeguchi RT,  Mitsue Miyazaki PhD,  Kiyoka Amano RT,  Masao Yui MS, 
  • Pages: 1471-1477
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

ToF-SWI: Simultaneous time of flight and fully flow compensated susceptibility weighted imaging

Andreas Deistung MS,  Enrico Dittrich MS,  Jan Sedlacik PhD,  Alexander Rauscher PhD,  Jürgen R. Reichenbach PhD, 
  • Pages: 1478-1484
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Spiral imaging artifact reduction: A comparison of two k-trajectory measurement methods

Silke M. Lechner MA,  Pekka T. Sipilä MA,  Florian Wiesinger PhD,  Adam B. Kerr PhD,  Mika W. Vogel PhD, 
  • Pages: 1485-1492
  • First Published: 26 May 2009

Erratum

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Erratum

  • Page: 1493
  • First Published: 07 May 2009