Department of Neurosurgery, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni, 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Neurosurg Rev. 2010 Apr;33(2):137-45; discussion 145. doi: 10.1007/s10143-010-0249-6. Epub 2010 Feb 27.
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) has been developed over the last few years as a non-invasive means of evaluating the elasticity of biological tissues. The presence of the skull has always prevented semeiotic palpation of the brain, but MRE now offers the possibility of "palpating by imaging" in order to detect brain consistency under physiological and pathological conditions. The aim of this article is to review the current state-of-the-art of MRE imaging and discuss its possible future diagnostic applications in neuroscience.
磁共振弹性成像（MRE）是近年来发展起来的一种非侵入性手段，用于评估生物组织的弹性。颅骨的存在一直阻碍了对大脑的半主观触诊，但 MRE 现在提供了“通过成像进行触诊”的可能性，以便在生理和病理条件下检测大脑的一致性。本文的目的是回顾 MRE 成像的最新技术，并讨论其在神经科学中未来可能的诊断应用。
