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Probing Tissue Motion Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Speaker
Raja Muthupillai, Ph.D.
Date
Location
Zoom
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging methods provide the flexibility to probe molecular motion in living organisms at vastly different scales – from sub-micron level, incoherent diffusive motion to organized motion of blood blow in vessels with velocities on the order of fraction of m/s. MR imaging methods sensitized to tissue motion can provide great insight into physiology of living tissue, e.g., to diagnose acute stroke, tissue micro-circulation or perfusion, tissue stiffness, bulk blood flow, and tissue deformation. This lecture will provide a brief overview of the principles behind these MR imaging methods.