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Congratulations to the authors of this week's Publication Spotlight!
Kathryn E. Anderssen, Mathias Kranz, Shaheen Syed, Svein Kristian Stormo.

The fiber structure of tissue in meat and seafood has a significant impact on their perceived quality. We investigate diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) MRI as a method to quantitatively describe tissue structure. DTI measures the anisotropy of water molecule diffusion within muscle fibers. A pilot study on cod loin samples showed clear differences in DTI parameters between high, medium, and poor quality samples. DTI detected details not visible in traditional MRI, indicating its promise for characterizing tissue structure in seafood and meat.

The data was acquired on an MRS*DRYMAG 7T, large bore 24 cm, at the Arctic University of Norway. The article was published in Food Chemistry in 2022.

The publication is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132099

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Congratulations to the authors of this week's Publication Spotlight!
Aurea Pascal, Ningrui Li, Kendra J. Lechtenberg, Jarrett Rosenberg, Raag D. Airan, Michelle L. James, Donna M. Bouley and Kim Butts Pauly

The study investigated the inflammatory response to blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening using pulsed-focused ultrasound and low microbubble doses in mice. Results showed that mild histologic changes and inflammatory response activation occurred at specific acoustic pressures (0.15-0.20 MPa) regardless of microbubble dose. Higher acoustic pressures led to more severe activation, indicating the importance of considering potential inflammatory responses when using ultrasound for BBB opening in therapeutic applications.

The data was acquired on a MRS*DRYMAG 3T system at Stanford University ersity. The article was published in Nanoscale in 2020.
The publication is available at: https://doi.org/10.7150/ntno.49898