Advanced Applications of Magnetic Resonance

A special issue of Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481). This special issue belongs to the section "Magnetic Resonances".

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Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, 1, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: MRI; MSK; radiomics

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Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Interests: MRI; MSK Imaging; bone tumors; soft tiffue tumors; DTI; radiomics; cardiac CT; cardiac MRI; prostate MRI; MSK ultrasound
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Area of Cardiovascular and Interventional Imaging, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Interests: MRI; cardiac; oncology

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Dear Colleagues,

In latest years, MR imaging has shown a notable implementation both in the optimization of the acquisition techniques already-used, but also in a plethora of new techniques. This continuous technological growth has granted an ever greater definition of the pathology in all field of interest, from the brain to the heart, the abdomen and musculoskeletal pathology, with a high correlation between the anatomical data with the pathophysiological one, shifting the attention from the definition of a statics data to functional one.

This special issue collects different reviews that although with different discussion topics, all have been collected with the aim of showing how much the current state-of-the-art and implementation of the new MRI techniques allows an always different way of looking at the pathologies we are used to looking highly impacting the prognostication and the management of the patient.

Dr. Marcello Zappia
Dr. Raffaele Natella
Dr. Pierpaolo Palumbo
Guest Editors

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Dr. Pierpaolo Palumbo
Dr. Marcello Zappia
Dr. Raffaele Natella
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Magnetochemistry is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • MRI
  • DTI
  • T1 mapping
  • T2 mapping
  • MR elastography
  • radiomics
  • ECV
  • DWI/ADC

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Quantitative Evaluation of the Lymph Node Metastases in the Head and Neck Malignancies Using Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Mapping: A Bicentric Study
by Maria Paola Belfiore, Luigi Gallo, Alfonso Reginelli, Pasquale Maria Parrella, Gaetano Maria Russo, Valentina Caliendo, Morena Fasano, Giovanni Ciani, Raffaele Zeccolini, Carlo Liguori, Valerio Nardone and Salvatore Cappabianca
Magnetochemistry 2023, 9(5), 124; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry9050124 - 8 May 2023
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This study aimed to determine if diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can differentiate between benign and malignant lymph nodes in patients with head and neck cancer. A total of 55 patients with confirmed head and neck cancer and enlarged neck nodes were enrolled and evaluated [...] Read more.
This study aimed to determine if diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can differentiate between benign and malignant lymph nodes in patients with head and neck cancer. A total of 55 patients with confirmed head and neck cancer and enlarged neck nodes were enrolled and evaluated by two radiologists using a workstation. Lymph nodes were analyzed using 3D regions of interest (ROIs) placed on T2-weighted images and compared to the corresponding DWI images. This study found that DWI and ADC values can be used to assess metastatic lymph nodes in the neck and that the sensitivity, specificity, and AUC of a narrower ROI for recognizing metastases were greater compared to the ADC value of the whole node. The study also found that the size of the ROI affects ADC values. The results suggest that DWI can accurately predict the status of cervical lymph nodes in patients with head and neck cancer and that it may be useful in diagnosing, determining the stage, developing a treatment plan, and monitoring these patients. Full article
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MRI Quantitative Evaluation of Muscle Fatty Infiltration
by Vito Chianca, Bottino Vincenzo, Renato Cuocolo, Marcello Zappia, Salvatore Guarino, Francesco Di Pietto and Filippo Del Grande
Magnetochemistry 2023, 9(4), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry9040111 - 21 Apr 2023
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold-standard technique for evaluating muscle fatty infiltration and muscle atrophy due to its high contrast resolution. It can differentiate muscular from adipose tissue accurately. MRI can also quantify the adipose content within muscle bellies with several sequences [...] Read more.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold-standard technique for evaluating muscle fatty infiltration and muscle atrophy due to its high contrast resolution. It can differentiate muscular from adipose tissue accurately. MRI can also quantify the adipose content within muscle bellies with several sequences such as T1-mapping, T2-mapping, spectroscopy, Dixon, intra-voxel incoherent motion, and diffusion tensor imaging. The main fields of interest in musculoskeletal radiology for a quantitative MRI evaluation of muscular fatty infiltration include neuro-muscular disorders such as myopathies, and dystrophies. Sarcopenia is another important field in which the evaluation of the degree of muscular fat infiltration or muscular hypotrophy is required for a correct diagnosis. This review highlights several MRI techniques and sequences focusing on quantitative methods of assessing adipose tissue and muscle atrophy. Full article
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