Dear Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Subscribers,
This month, along with the usual high-quality magnetic resonance and electron paramagnetic resonance research articles, we have a review article on the effects of gadolinium pollution that readers may find interesting. The article covers both human and environmental pollution, and suggests that, along with the positive impact that gadolinium-based contrast agents have had on society, we should be aware of their unintended consequences and should take steps to reduce their negative impact.
Also, and further to last month’s preview, we have now formally introduced the “Toolbox Article” category that is a category intended for high-quality papers that describe an important tool (often a software tool) that has high value to the wider scientific community. It would generally be expected that such papers include a Data Availability Statement that makes the tool freely available, and that the authors agree to undergo a Code Review (for software tool articles). Also, it will be expected that the tool should be maintained for a sufficient period of time (at least 5 years and ideally at least 10 years), and that wording is included in the Data Availability Statement describing how the tool will be supported by the authors and for how long.
Finally, don’t forget to start planning for the 2026 ISMRM Annual Meeting in Cape Town. Early registration closes on 9 April 2026.
Best wishes,
Peter Jezzard, PhD
HEADLINES
- Don’t forget to keep checking Study Group Virtual Special Issues that can be found at the journal homepage. Most ISMRM Study Groups have created Virtual Special Issues, with the aim of summarising the latest research in these topic areas. The idea is to update these at least annually to ensure that they remain “living documents” and hopefully will be a valuable resource to Study Group members. We have recently added or updated ones from the Ulta High Field Study Group; the Pulmonary MR Study Group; the Quantitative MR Study Group; the Placental and Fetal MRI Study Group; the MR in Radiation Therapy Study Group; and the Motion Detection and Correction Study Group!
- In partnership with the Reproducible Research Study Group (RRSG) we offer authors the option of a Code Review of any code they provide in a Data Availability Statement. If authors request it in their cover letter, the RRSG will download the code and check that it installs and can be run. For details see here and an editorial on the experiences of the first year of its use here.
MARCH ISSUE
Attached you will find, in PDF format, the Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Table of Contents (TOC) for the Volume 95, Number 3, March 2026 issue. Additionally, clicking on a title in the attached PDF will take you directly to its abstract. To view the entire article, please use either your log-in information for the Wiley website or your institutional access. Note that many papers in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine are published as Open Access articles and can be freely downloaded by anyone.
March’s Cover Art: This month’s cover art is from: 
Brain Pulsation Imaging Using Non-Balanced Steady-State Free Precession With 3D-EPI Readout, by Pål Erik Goa, Simon Blömer, Rüdiger Stirnberg, Tony Stöcker
March’s Editor’s Picks: Each month, we highlight articles from the current issue that might be of particular interest to our readers. The articles will be available online to anyone for a period of two years, regardless of their subscription status. This month’s selections are:
- High-resolution deuterium metabolic imaging of the human brain at 9.4 T using phase-cycled balanced SSFP spectral–spatial acquisitions, by Praveen Iyyappan Valsala, Rolf Pohmann, Rahel Heule, Georgiy A. Solomakha, Nikolai I. Avdievich, Jörn Engelmann, Laura Kuebler, André F. Martins, Klaus Scheffler
- Motion Correction in High-Resolution 3D Brain MRSI Without Water and Lipid Suppression, by Ziwen Ke, Yibo Zhao, Rong Guo, Yudu Li, Wen Jin, Huixiang Zhuang, Yao Li, Zhi-Pei Liang
- Denoising Low-Power CEST Imaging Using a Deep Learning Approach With a Dual-Power Feature Preparation Strategy, by Yashwant Kurmi, Malvika Viswanathan, Leqi Yin, You Chen, Xiaoyu Jiang, Junzhong Xu, Zhongliang Zu
- Rapid flow-artifact-free high-resolution T2 mapping via multi-shot multiple overlapping-echo detachment imaging, by Qizhi Yang, Jianfeng Bao, Zurong Ni, Jiechao Wang, Longkun Chen, Shenghen Yu, Zhong Chen, Congbo Cai, Shuhui Cai
FEATURES
*The MRM Highlights Magazine, Volume 10, is available online!
YIA submissions for the 2027 ISMRM Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada
The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine announces the competition for the Young Investigator Awards for the ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition, in Vancouver, BC, Canada, 08-13 May 2027. The deadline to submit a manuscript for the competition is 11 September 2026. For more information about the YIA competition, please visit here.
Full Issue PDFs
Full Issue PDFs are now available for download. Please follow the link available at the journal home page. You will be prompted for your ISMRM login information.
LINKS OF INTEREST
March Articles
Early View
ISMRM Journal Page
Journal Home Page
Highlights Page
- Highlights Print Supplements, including:
- 2016, featuring Erwin Hahn’s interview
- 2017, featuring John Tanner’s interview
- 2018, featuring Al Macovski’s interview
- 2019, featuring Joanne Ingwall’s interview
- 2020, Virtual Issue, Volume 5
- 2021, Virtual Issue, Volume 6
- 2022, Virtual Issue, Volume 7
- 2023, Virtual Issue, Volume 8
- 2024, Virtual Issue, Volume 9
- 2025, Virtual Issue, Volume 10
Virtual Special Issues
YouTube Channel
Previous Editor’s Picks
Full Issue PDFs (ISMRM login required)
