JMRI Letter from the Editor: May 2026

When I was a third-year medical student doing my surgery rotation, the chief resident would start each day with the following dictums. “Why walk when you can stand? Why stand when you can sit? Why sit when you can lie down? And why lie down when you can sleep?”

The principle was being a resident was hard, and conservation of energy was paramount. The first law of thermodynamics.

The last few years, I have spent the bulk on my time on the other, non-medical side, of the campus. I am an introvert by nature, and even if I wasn’t, that chief resident dictum has guided my life. Saying less is saying more. It often seems like many faculty and administrators feel the opposite. I find it exhausting to sift through all these words to reach the deeply buried kernel of their point.

I have probably used this purported Mark Twain quote before. “I am sorry to write a long letter as I didn’t have time to write a short one.” But when you research that quote, it has been misattributed and was likely coined by Blaise Pascal, the French Mathematician. Quite appropriate that the quote comes from a scientist.

When we edit, we take more verbiage out than we ask for in additions. The first law of thermodynamics deals with the conservation of energy. The first law of academic communication deals with conservation of scientists’ time. Why read when you can think?

Mark E. Schweitzer, MD

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Cover Image

Cardiac MR Fingerprinting at 0.55T Using a Deep Image Prior for Joint T1, T2, and M0 Mapping

Zhongnan Liu, Zexuan Liu, Imran Rashid, Mauricio Stanzione Galizia, Christopher Scoma, William Truesdell, Prachi Agarwal, Nicole Seiberlich, Liyue Shen, Jesse Hamilton

Page: spcone | First Published: 09 April 2026

0.55T cardiac DIP-MRF maps from three additional healthy subjects. (a) T₁, (b) T₂, and (c) M₀ maps are shown from apical, mid, and basal short-axis slice locations. Myocardial relaxation times (reported as mean ± SD) are provided in the figure. By Liu et al. (1365–1377).

Issue Information

Free Access

Issue Information

Pages: 1209-1214 | First Published: 09 April 2026

Review

Whole‐Body MRI Screening of Average Risk Populations: Promises and Controversies

Kathy Z. Dai, Sachin R. Jambawalikar, Stella K. Kang

Pages: 1217-1223 | First Published: 06 March 2026

Open Access

Clinical Applications of Electrical Conductivity Imaging Using MRI

Stefano Mandija, Khin Khin Tha, Nitish Katoch, Cihan Göksu, Ulrich Katscher, Rosalind Sadleir, Kyu-Jin Jung, Jierong Luo, Ilias I. Giannakopoulos, Dong-Hyun Kim, Karin Shmueli, Riccardo Lattanzi, Yusuf Ziya Ider, Axel Thielscher, Cornelis van den Berg

Pages: 1224-1245 | First Published: 07 March 2026

Research Article

Neuro

Open Access

Pulsatility Assessment of Cerebral Perforating Arteries Using Submillimeter‐Resolution Dual‐VENC Phase‐Contrast MRI at 3T

Jianing Tang, Sang Hun Chung, Maria Gamez, Tianrui Zhao, Michael S. Wolf, Dilip K. Pandey, Philip B. Gorelick, Lirong Yan

Pages: 1246-1256 | First Published: 27 December 2025

Evaluation of Image‐Level Harmonization Methods for Multi‐Center MR Neuroimaging

Brandon C. Ho, Donghoon Kim, Ashwin Kumar, Skylar Weiss, Hillary Vossler, Elizabeth Mormino, Greg Zaharchuk, for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

Pages: 1257-1269 | First Published: 05 January 2026

Open Access

Clinical Validation of a Fast MRI Method to Evaluate Brain Vascular and Parenchymal Abnormalities in Sturge‐Weber Syndrome

Scotty G. McKay, Yongsheng Chen, E. Mark Haacke, Yang Xuan, Aimee F. Luat, Csaba Juhász

Pages: 1270-1281 | First Published: 30 December 2025

Open Access

Association Between Gas‐Free Cerebrovascular Reactivity (CVR) and Cognitive Function in Older Adults With a High Risk for Vascular Dementia

Fariba Badrzadeh, Elham Karimigharighi, Huajun Liang, Andrew Chan, Linda Chang, Peiying Liu

Pages: 1282-1289 | First Published: 23 December 2025

Editorial

Editorial for “Association Between Gas‐Free Cerebrovascular Reactivity (CVR) and Cognitive Function in Older Adults With a High Risk for Vascular Dementia”

Lirong Yan

Pages: 1290-1291 | First Published: 31 December 2025

Research Article

Neuro

Multisequence MRI Enables High‐Fidelity FDG‐PET Synthesis for Epilepsy Using GANs

Chenyang Yao, Bixiao Cui, Jingjuan Wang, Zhen-Ming Wang, Chunxue Wu, Yi Shan, Hongwei Yang, Jie Lu

Pages: 1292-1305 | First Published: 16 January 2026

Editorial

Editorial for “Multisequence MRI Enables High‐Fidelity FDG‐PET Synthesis for Epilepsy Using GANs”

Min-Ying Lydia Su

Pages: 1306-1307 | First Published: 16 January 2026

Research Article

Neuro

Outcome Assessment in Stroke Using Multiparametric MRI: Integrating Infarct Location, Radiomics, and Global Brain Frailty

JiaNan Li, JianRui Li, LiJun Huang, LiYing Wang, LuSiYing Xu, SiJia Zhao, Lulu Xiao, ZeHong Cao, XiaoYu Liu, Liang Pan, Jie Chen, Duchang Zhai, Wu Cai, XinDao Yin, Wei Xing, Feng Shi, WuSheng Zhu, QiRui Zhang, GuangMing Lu, XiaoQing Cheng

Pages: 1308-1320 | First Published: 07 January 2026

Editorial

Editorial for “Outcome Assessment in Stroke Using Multiparametric MRI: Integrating Infarct Location, Radiomics, and Global Brain Frailty”

Tao Li, Lei Zhang, Hongwei Zhou

Pages: 1321-1322 | First Published: 24 January 2026

Research Article

Head and Neck

Diffusion Relaxation—Correlated Spectroscopic MR Imaging for In Vivo Tumor Heterogeneity and Lymph Node Metastasis Prediction in Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Dongmei Wu, Siyu Li, Wentao Hu, Huihao Xu, Qiuhong Liu, Peng Hu, Yingwei Wu, Yongming Dai

Pages: 1323-1335 | First Published: 22 February 2026

Musculoskeletal

Detection of Early Knee Osteoarthritis Using Multi‐Component T1ρ Mapping

Hector L. de Moura, Anmol Monga, Dilbag Singh, Marcelo V. W. Zibetti, Jonathan Samuels, Ravinder R. Regatte

Pages: 1336-1347 | First Published: 31 December 2025

Cardiac

Assessment of Myocardial Microvascular Function in Athletes Using Resting Cardiac Magnetic Resonance First‐Pass Perfusion

Qian Liu, Cao Li, Wan-yin Qi, Min Tang, Yong Luo, Xiao-yong Zhang, Liang Zhong, Jing Chen

Pages: 1348-1362 | First Published: 16 January 2026

Editorial

Editorial for “Assessment of Myocardial Microvascular Function in Athletes Using Resting Cardiac Magnetic Resonance First‐Pass Perfusion”

Ioannis Koktzoglou

Pages: 1363-1364 | First Published: 16 January 2026

Research Article

Cardiac

Open Access

Cardiac MR Fingerprinting at 0.55T Using a Deep Image Prior for Joint T1, T2, and M0 Mapping

Zhongnan Liu, Zexuan Liu, Imran Rashid, Mauricio Stanzione Galizia, Christopher Scoma, William Truesdell, Prachi Agarwal, Nicole Seiberlich, Liyue Shen, Jesse Hamilton

Pages: 1365-1377 | First Published: 22 January 2026

Editorial

Editorial for “Cardiac MR Fingerprinting at 0.55T Using a Deep Image Prior for Joint T1, T2, and M0 Mapping”

Yiwen Gong, Haikun Qi, Sha Hua

Pages: 1378-1379 | First Published: 22 January 2026

Research Article

Vascular

Open Access

Longitudinal 4D Flow MRI‐Derived Wall Shear Stress in Patients With an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

E. Aalbregt, W. Stehling, E. M. Schrauben, J. van Schuppen, L. J. Meijboom, R. A. P. Takx, A. J. Nederveen, P. van Ooij, V. Jongkind, K. K. Yeung

Pages: 1380-1391 | First Published: 11 February 2026

Safety

Multidisciplinary Protocol for 1.5T MRI in Adult Patients With Active Implantable Medical Devices: Safety and Efficacy in a Five‐Year Single‐Center Experience

Silvano Filice, Antonio Pavarani, Angelo Placci, Maurizio Falcioni, Maria Elena Manferdini

Pages: 1392-1401 | First Published: 26 November 2025

Editorial

Editorial for “Multidisciplinary Protocol for 1.5T MRI in Adult Patients With Active Implantable Medical Devices: Safety and Efficacy in a Five‐Year Single‐Center Experience”

Jianfeng Zheng

Pages: 1402-1403 | First Published: 05 March 2026

Research Article

Chest

Open Access

Analysis of Upper Airway Morphology Using Four‐Dimensional Dynamic MRI With Active Deep Learning‐Based Automatic Segmentation

Cheng-Yang Yu, Meng-Chen Chung, Yunn-Jy Chen, Han-Wei Wang, Jonathan X. Zhou, Shih-Lung Chen, Kevin T. Chen, Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih

Pages: 1404-1417 | First Published: 28 January 2026

Editorial

Editorial for “Analysis of Upper Airway Morphology Using Four‐Dimensional Dynamic MRI With Active Deep Learning‐Based Automatic Segmentation”

Neil J. Stewart, Jim M. Wild

Pages: 1418-1419 | First Published: 27 February 2026

Research Article

Chest

Open Access

Analysis of Pulsatile Vessel Expansion in Healthy, COPD‐ and PH‐Patients Using Dynamic Vessel Segmentation in Free‐Breathing Lung MRI

Julian Glandorf, Marius M. Klein, Filip Klimeš, Agilo Luitger Kern, Marcel Gutberlet, Jens M. Hohlfeld, Marius M. Hoeper, Karen M. Olsson, Frank Wacker, Jens Vogel-Claussen, Andreas Voskrebenzev

Pages: 1420-1432 | First Published: 31 January 2026

Editorial

Editorial for “Analysis of Pulsatile Vessel Expansion in Healthy, COPD‐ and PH‐Patients Using Dynamic Vessel Segmentation in Free‐Breathing Lung MRI”

Z. J. T. Peggs, S. T. Francis

Pages: 1433-1434 | First Published: 04 February 2026

Research Article

Abdomen

Open Access

Non‐Subtractive Arterial Spin Labeling‐Based (NSASL) Renal Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA): Development and Clinical Feasibility Evaluation

Yulin Wang, Ye Yuan, Kun Yan, Jichang Zhang, Jie Zeng, Shengyang Niu, Shiying Ke, Chendie Yao, Bin Chen, Qi Dai, Liping Guo, Jianjun Zheng, Thomas Meersmann, Chengbo Wang

Pages: 1435-1447 | First Published: 14 January 2026

Diffusion‐Based Virtual MR Elastography: Association With Pancreatic Fibrosis and Identification of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Wei Cai, Yongjian Zhu, Dengfeng Li, Bingzhi Wang, Xiaohong Ma, Xinming Zhao

Pages: 1448-1463 | First Published: 23 December 2025

Editorial

Editorial for “Diffusion‐Based Virtual MR Elastography: Association With Pancreatic Fibrosis and Identification of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy”

Shintaro Ichikawa

Pages: 1464-1465 | First Published: 29 December 2025

Research Article

Abdomen

Subregional Radiomics Analysis on Multiparametric MRI for Evaluating Lymphovascular Invasion and Survival in Gastric Cancer: A Multicenter Study

Ruirui Song, Qin Feng, Erli Pei, Ziang Li, Xinru Yuan, Yaoliang Huo, Jialiang Ren, Yanfen Cui, Wujie Chen, Bo He, Xiaotang Yang

Pages: 1466-1479 | First Published: 10 January 2026

Editorial

Editorial for “Subregional Radiomics Analysis on Multiparametric MRI for Evaluating Lymphovascular Invasion and Survival in Gastric Cancer: A Multicenter Study”

Shuaitong Zhang, Zhibo Liu, Xueqi Xie, Duanduan Chen

Pages: 1480-1481 | First Published: 04 February 2026

Research Article

Abdomen

Open Access

Quantitative Real‐Time MRI for the Assessment of Gastric Motility

Lydia Neubauer, Leonie Forstreuter, Fabian Winter, Fiona Mankertz, Mark O. Wielpütz, Donata S. Grajecki, Antje Steveling, Ali A. Aghdassi, Sebastian Zeißig, Matthew D. Blackledge, Dirk Voit, Jens Frahm, Susanne Schnell, Werner Weitschies, Linus Großmann

Pages: 1482-1495 | First Published: 06 February 2026

Editorial

Editorial for “Quantitative Real‐Time MRI for the Assessment of Gastric Motility”

James T. Grist

Pages: 1496-1497 | First Published: 05 March 2026