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Comparison of arterial transit times estimated using arterial spin labeling.
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PMID:  21863374     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: To compare arterial transit time estimates from two efficient transit time mapping techniques using arterial spin labeling (ASL)-flow encoded arterial spin tagging (FEAST) and Look-Locker ASL (LL-ASL). The effects of bipolar gradients and label location were investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six healthy subjects were scanned with pseudo-continuous ASL (pCASL) FEAST and pulsed (PASL) and pCASL variants of LL-ASL at different labeling locations with and without bipolar gradients. Application of transit time mapping was demonstrated in a clinical case. RESULTS: Mean (±SD) macrovascular transit times were 363 ± 39, 676 ± 73 and 908 ± 170 ms for LL-PASL, LL-pCASL with labeling offsets of 60 and 90 mm respectively, showing linear dependence on labeling locations. Mean microvascular transit time for LL-pCASL was 1,463±135 ms, in good agreement with the FEAST estimate of 1,444 ± 128 ms. Data acquired from a patient with stroke demonstrate how transit time and CBF maps provide complementary information for clinical diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Both FEAST and LL-ASL provide transit time information in clinically acceptable scan times. Bipolar gradients can be used to tailor transit time estimates for different experimental and clinical situations.
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Yufen Chen; Danny J J Wang; John A Detre
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-8-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magma (New York, N.Y.)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  0968-5243     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
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Created Date:  2011-8-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9310752     Medline TA:  MAGMA     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced MRI, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, 737 N Michigan Ave. 16th Flr., Chicago, IL, 60611, USA, yfchen@northwestern.edu.
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