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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myelin

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Laule, Cornelia, Vavasour, Irene M., Kolind, Shannon H., Li, David K.B., Traboulsee, Tony L., Moore, G.R. Wayne, MacKay, Alex L.·2007·Neurotherapeutics

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The ability to measure myelin in vivo has great consequences for furthering our knowledge of normal development, as well as for understanding a wide range of neurological disorders. The following review summarizes the current state of myelin imaging using MR. We consider five MR techniques that have been used to study myelin: 1) conventional MR, 2) MR spectroscopy, 3) diffusion, 4) magnetization transfer, and 5) T2 relaxation. Fundamental studies involving peripheral nerve and MR/histology comparisons have aided in the interpretation and validation of MR data. We highlight a number of important findings related to myelin development, damage, and repair, and we conclude with a critical summary of the current techniques available and their potential to image myelin in vivo.

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  • A relatively abundant MAG level might indicate a relatively intact myelin-axon interface in the CD1 mice, albeit a damaged outer myelin sheath.

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    Section 4 describes a possible role for MAG in interactions between oligodendrocytes and axons, which lends limited support to the proposed interpretation. It does not report MAG levels in CD1 mice or establish that abundant MAG indicates an intact myelin–axon interface despite damage to the outer sheath. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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Authors
Laule, C., Vavasour, I. M., Kolind, S. H., Li, D. K. B., Traboulsee, T. L., Moore, G. R. W., & MacKay, A. L.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • University of British Columbia Hospital (CA)
Corresponding author
Laule, Cornelia
Venue
Neurotherapeutics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-07
Volume
4
Issue
3
Pages
460-484
ISSN
1878-7479 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2080423736
Cited by
334
References
291
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neurotherapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
Keywords
myelin imaging, myelin, myelination, myelin damage, remyelination, MR spectroscopy, diffusion MRI, magnetization transfer, T2 relaxation, peripheral nerves
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Myelin Sheath

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