MRI is a non-invasive powerful tool used to monitor the morphological and functional changes of tissue by means of diffusion and T2 high-field micro-MRI of either living organisms or fixed tissues.

Under physiological conditions, micro-MRI approach is used to efficiently perform phenotype screening of the CNS in classic rodent strains.

Under pathological conditions, micro-MRI allows to follow the time course of the pathophysiological post-injury process and to define a critical therapeutic time window for preventing tissue degeneration.

Ex vivo MRI of a thoracic injured mouse spinal cord over time

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