Acquisition Time and Reproducibility of Continuous Arterial Spin-Labeling Perfusion Imaging at 3T

S. [=Sanna] Gevers, C. B. L. M. Majoie, X. W. van den Tweel, C. Lavini, A. J. Nederveen

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Abstract

Arterial spin-labeling (ASL) is a relatively new and noninvasive MR imaging technique, used to measure cerebral blood flow (CBF). Scanning time and reproducibility remain important issues in the clinical applicability of ASL. We expected both to benefit from higher field strengths. We describe that when performing ASL at 3T, 20 averages suffice to obtain steady and reproducible CBF values. Scanning time can be as short as 3 minutes
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)968-971
JournalAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Volume30
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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