An experimental high-resolution MR coil for the imaging of pathological findings in the post mortem brain stem

Abstract

Purpose: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of an experimental coil using a whole-body MR unit to delineate pathological changes within formalin-fixed human brain stems

Material, Methods, and Results: the MR images of 9 brain stems were compared with gross anatomy and corresponding histological sections. the resolution of the images was high enough to depict areas of clinically relevant pathological alterations