Periventricular hemorrhagic infarct (PVHI) is among the most devastating injuries suffered by prematurely born infants. In PVHI (formerly called Grade 4 intraventricular hemorrhage), an intraventricular vein that drains smaller veins from the surrounding white matter is occluded, resulting in venous infarction with hemorrhage [1]. DTI has become a useful imaging technique to identify maturation...

The microstructural study of edible films is of great importance because it provides information about the structural arrangement and morphology of the films. Several microscopy techniques are employed for structural characterization of edible films; however, most of these only provide qualitative information. The aim of this study was to characterize the surface microstructure of alginate, chi...

Osteoporosis is a common metabolic skeletal disorder characterized by decreased bone mass and deteriorated bone structure, leading to increased susceptibility to fractures. With aging population, osteoporotic fractures are of global health and socioeconomic importance. The three-dimensional microstructural information of the common osteoporosis-related fracture sites, including vertebra, femora...

Quantitative-diffusion-tensor MRI consists of deriving and displaying parameters that resemble histological or physiological stains, i.e., that characterize intrinsic features of tissue microstructure and microdynamics. Specifically, these parameters are objective, and insensitive to the choice of laboratory coordinate system. Here, these two properties are used to derive intravoxel measures of...

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Homocysteine level can lead to adverse effects on the brain white matter through endothelial dysfunction, microstructural inflammation, and neurotoxin effects. Despite previously observed associations between elevated homocysteine and macroscopic structural brain changes, it is still unknown whether microstructural associations of homocysteine on brain tissue properties can be observed in healt...