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Published in final edited form as: J Magn Reson Imaging. 2023 May 4;59(2):431–449. doi: 10.1002/jmri.28759

TABLE 1.

Different MRI Techniques to Image Neurofluids.

Morphology/macroscopic anatomy	Conventional MRI volumetric imaging/tissue segmentation
Characterization of tissues	Relaxometry (T1/T2/T2*/T2’), magnetic resonance fingerprinting, synthetic MR
Microstructure	DTI
Perfusion/flow/BBB	DSC-MRI, DCE-MRI, and ASL MRI
CSF flow	3D, 4D phase contrast flow imaging, flow-related enhancement fMRI, intrathecal enhanced MRI
Venous blood flow	SWI and phase contrast
Brain function	BOLD fMRI
Neurometabolites/neuromodulators	Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
Tissue compliance	MR elastography (MRE)

Abbreviations: DTI = diffusion tensor imaging; MRF = magnetic resonance fingerprinting; DSC = dynamic susceptibility contrast; DCE = dynamic contrast enhancedt; ASL = arterial spin labeling; SWI = susceptibility weighted imaging; fMRI = functional magnetic resonance imaging; MRS = magnetic resonance spectroscopy.