Imaging Myelin using MRI

Can magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measure myelin?

Rakshit Dadarwal
Last updated on Jun 17, 2025 1 min read Demo

Overview

MRI techniques do not measure myelin directly but infer its presence from parameters influenced by myelination, such as relaxation rates (R1, R2, R2*), magnetization transfer, and diffusion properties.

Academic
Rakshit Dadarwal
Rakshit Dadarwal
Neuroimaging Researcher

My research focuses on the acquisition and processing of multi-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. I am particularly interested in imaging myelin and iron in the central nervous system using diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM), magnetisation transfer imaging and T1 and T2 relaxometry.