?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Comparison+of+cervical+cord+results+from+a+quantitative+3D+multi-parameter+mapping+(MPM)+protocol+of+the+whole+brain+with+a+dedicated+cervical+cord+protocol&rft.creator=Samson%2C+R&rft.creator=Battiston%2C+M&rft.creator=Seif%2C+M&rft.creator=Cohen-Adad%2C+J&rft.creator=Freund%2C+P&rft.creator=Gandini+Wheeler-Kingshott%2C+C&rft.description=We+present+a+comparison+of+cervical+cord+metrics+obtained+using+both+a+whole+brain+and+dedicated+cord+implementation+of+a+recently+introduced+quantitative+multi-parametric+MRI+protocol+which+provides+apparent+proton+density%2C+R1%2C+magnetisation+transfer+saturation+(MTsat)+and+R2*+maps+sensitive+to+microstructural+tissue+changes+in+brain+and+spinal+cord.+Similar+whole+cervical+cord+(levels+C1-C5)+parameters+were+obtained+using+either+protocol%2C+and+inter-subject+variation+was+low%2C+however+in+order+to+investigate+tissue-specific+cord+parameters+the+dedicated+cord+protocol+with+higher+in-plane+resolution+would+be+desirable.&rft.publisher=International+Society+for+Magnetic+Resonance+in+Medicine+(ISMRM)&rft.date=2018-06-16&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+Joint+Annual+Meeting+ISMRM-ESMRMB+2018.++++International+Society+for+Magnetic+Resonance+in+Medicine+(ISMRM)+(2018)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10068975%2F1%2FISMRM_2018_MPM_vs_cord_07.11.18_submitted.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10068975%2F&rft.rights=open