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Arterial spin labeling of cerebral perfusion territories using a separate labeling coil.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18425844     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To obtain cerebral perfusion territories of the left, the right, and the posterior circulation in humans with high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and robust delineation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) was implemented using a dedicated radio frequency (RF) coil, positioned over the neck, to label the major cerebral feeding arteries in humans. Selective labeling was achieved by flow-driven adiabatic fast passage and by tilting the longitudinal labeling gradient about the Y-axis by theta = +/- 60 degrees . RESULTS: Mean cerebral blood flow (CBF) values in gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) were 74 +/- 13 mL . 100 g(-1) . minute(-1) and 14 +/- 13 mL . 100 g(-1) . minute(-1), respectively (N = 14). There were no signal differences between left and right hemispheres when theta = 0 degrees (P > 0.19), indicating efficient labeling of both hemispheres. When theta = +60 degrees , the signal in GM on the left hemisphere, 0.07 +/- 0.06%, was 92% lower than on the right hemisphere, 0.85 +/- 0.30% (P < 1 x 10(-9)), while for theta = -60 degrees , the signal in the right hemisphere, 0.16 +/- 0.13%, was 82% lower than on the contralateral side, 0.89 +/- 0.22% (P < 1 x 10(-10)). Similar attenuations were obtained in WM. CONCLUSION: Clear delineation of the left and right cerebral perfusion territories was obtained, allowing discrimination of the anterior and posterior circulation in each hemisphere.
Authors:
Fernando F Paiva; Alberto Tannús; S Lalith Talagala; Afonso C Silva
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1053-1807     ISO Abbreviation:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2008 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-04-28     Completed Date:  2008-08-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105850     Medline TA:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  970-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Cerebral Microcirculation Unit, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cerebral Arteries / anatomy & histology*
Cerebrovascular Circulation*
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / instrumentation*
Male
Spin Labels*
Chemical
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0/Spin Labels

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