[Ophthalmological imaging with ultrahigh field magnetic resonance tomography: technical innovations and frontier applications]

T Niendorf; K Paul; A Graessl; A Els; A Pohlmann; J Rieger; T Lindner; P-C Krueger; S Hadlich; S Langner; O Stachs

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1383365

[Ophthalmological imaging with ultrahigh field magnetic resonance tomography: technical innovations and frontier applications]

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2014 Dec;231(12):1187-95. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1383365. Epub 2014 Dec 17.

[Article in German]

Authors

T Niendorf¹, K Paul¹, A Graessl¹, A Els¹, A Pohlmann¹, J Rieger², T Lindner³, P-C Krueger⁴, S Hadlich⁴, S Langner⁴, O Stachs³

Affiliations

¹ Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B. U. F. F.), Max-Delbrück-Zentrum für Molekulare Medizin, Berlin.
² R&D Abteilung, MRI.TOOLS GmbH, Berlin.
³ Augenklinik und Poliklinik bzw. AG Präklinische Bildgebung, Universitätsmedizin Rostock.
⁴ Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald.

PMID: 25519506
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383365

Abstract

This review documents technical progress in ophthalmic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at ultrahigh fields (UHF, B(0) ≥ 7.0 T). The review surveys frontier applications of UHF-MRI tailored for high spatial resolution in vivo imaging of the eye, orbit and optic nerve. Early examples of clinical ophthalmic UHF-MRI including the assessment of melanoma of the choroid membrane and the characterisation of intraocular masses are demonstrated. A concluding section ventures a glance beyond the horizon and explores research promises along with future directions of ophthalmic UHF-MRI.

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Eye Neoplasms / pathology*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Ophthalmoscopy / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Technology Assessment, Biomedical