Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments with related expertise Brain Tumor Program Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Head and Neck Cancer Center Lung Cancer Program Radiology Areas that research this procedure Radiology Research ResearchMayo Clinic researchers are working to expand the range of tissues and organs that can be noninvasively imaged using MRE. Conditions for which MRE might someday be used include: Breast cancer. Researchers are working on using MRE to tell the difference between benign and cancerous tumors. Musculoskeletal disease. Researchers are using MRE to measure muscular stiffness and freedom of movement. This could noninvasively assess muscle in typical and disease states. Alzheimer's disease. MRE has potential to show changes in brain mechanical properties, possibly leading to new methods for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and other diseases affecting brain function at an earlier stage. Brain tumors. Mayo researchers are testing MRE for evaluating brain tumors as an aid to surgical planning. Heart disease. Mayo investigators have adapted MRE to assess the mechanical properties of the heart. This technology has potential to help in diagnosis of heart failure. Kidney disease. MRE may provide new ways to diagnose kidney fibrosis and to assess disease progression. Read more about research in the Mayo Clinic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory. PublicationsSee a list of publications about magnetic resonance elastography by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • Arizona By Mayo Clinic Staff Magnetic resonance elastography care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment AboutCare at Mayo Clinic May 29, 2024 Print Show references Yin M, et al. MR Elastography: Practical questions, from the AJR special series on imaging of fibrosis. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2024; doi:10.2214/AJR.23.29437. Ehman RL. Magnetic resonance elastography: From invention to standard of care. Abdominal Radiology. 2022; doi:10.1007/s00261-022-03597-z. Murphy MC, et al. MR elastography of the brain and its application in neurological diseases. Neuroimage. 2019; doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.10.008. Arani A, et al. Cardiac MR elastography for quantitative assessment of elevated myocardial stiffness in cardiac amyloidosis. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2017; doi:10.1002/jmri.25678. Elastography. RadiologyInfo.org. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/elastography. Accessed April 3, 2024. Related Cirrhosis Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter — Digital Edition Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Magnetic resonance elastographyAboutDoctors&DepartmentsCare atMayoClinic PRC-20306108 Patient Care & Health Information Tests & Procedures Magnetic resonance elastography