Advances in functional magnetic resonance in non-neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus

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CHEN Jialing AO Feng

Cite this article as: CHEN J L, AO F. Advances in functional magnetic resonance in non-neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(10): 158-164. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.10.027.

Abstract

[Abstract] Non-neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (non-NPSLE) is a subtype of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease that involves the central nervous system and continues to impair patients' health. The pathogenesis of non-NPSLE is still unclear. Functional magnetic resonance techniques can provide non-invasive and valuable research results, which can help to study the neurobiological mechanisms and biological markers of non-NPSLE from multiple levels and perspectives. In recent years, a variety of functional magnetic resonance techniques have been applied to non-NPSLE to explore its brain functional changes. In summary, this paper reviews the findings and potential shortcomings of functional magnetic resonance techniques in the application of non-NPSLE, aiming to provide a direction for future research on non-NPSLE.

[Keywords] lupus erythematosus, systemic；magnetic resonance imaging；blood oxygenation level dependent；diffusion tensor imaging；arterial spin labeling

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CHEN Jialing^{1,
2,
3} AO Feng^{1,
2,
3*}

¹ School of Biomedical Engineering Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China

² Department of Radiological Imaging Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China

³ Institute of Radiological Imaging, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China

Corresponding author: AO F, E-mail: aofeng19841112@163.com

Conflicts of interest None.

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Received 2024-06-14

Accepted 2024-10-10

DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.10.027

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