Noninvasive imaging of cerebral blood volume in piglets with vascular occupancy MR imaging and inflow vascular space occupancy with dynamic subtraction

Accurate quantitative non-invasive assessments of arterial cerebral blood volume (aCBV) can greatly benefit the study of cerebral vascular health in both humans and in animal models. In recent years, progress has been made in the techniques available to quantify CBV with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Here, we compared a non-invasive technique, measuring inflowing vascular space occupancy with dynamic subtraction (iVASO-ds) with a contrast-based vascular space occupancy measurement in piglets.

Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging - March 11, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Benjamin J. Zimmerman, Austin T. Mudd, Joanne E. Fil, Ryan N. Dilger, Bradley P. Sutton Tags: Original contribution Source Type: research