Reduction of errors in ASL cerebral perfusion and arterial transit time maps using image de-noising

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack A. Wells ◽  
David L. Thomas ◽  
Martin D. King ◽  
Alan Connelly ◽  
Mark F. Lythgoe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transit Time ◽  
Cerebral Perfusion ◽  
Arterial Transit Time

scholarly journals Cortical microinfarcts in memory clinic patients are associated with reduced cerebral perfusion

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1869-1878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doeschka A Ferro ◽  
Henri JJM Mutsaerts ◽  
Saima Hilal ◽  
Hugo J Kuijf ◽  
Esben T Petersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Spin Labeling ◽  
Cerebral Perfusion ◽  
Region Of Interest ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Memory Clinic ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Cortical Gray Matter ◽  
Arterial Transit Time ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽  
Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling

Cerebral cortical microinfarcts (CMIs) are small ischemic lesions associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. CMIs are frequently observed in cortical watershed areas suggesting that hypoperfusion contributes to their development. We investigated if presence of CMIs was related to a decrease in cerebral perfusion, globally or specifically in cortex surrounding CMIs. In 181 memory clinic patients (mean age 72 ± 9 years, 51% male), CMI presence was rated on 3-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Cerebral perfusion was assessed from cortical gray matter of the anterior circulation using pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling parameters cerebral blood flow (CBF) (perfusion in mL blood/100 g tissue/min) and spatial coefficient of variation (CoV) (reflecting arterial transit time (ATT)). Patients with CMIs had a 12% lower CBF (beta = −.20) and 22% higher spatial CoV (beta = .20) (both p < .05) without a specific regional pattern on voxel-based CBF analysis. CBF in a 2 cm region-of-interest around the CMIs did not differ from CBF in a reference zone in the contralateral hemisphere. These findings show that CMIs in memory clinic patients are primarily related to global reductions in cerebral perfusion, thus shedding new light on the etiology of vascular brain injury in dementia.

Measurement of arterial transit time and renal blood flow using pseudocontinuous ASL MRI with multiple post-labeling delays: Feasibility, reproducibility, and variation

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 813-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Won Kim ◽  
Woo Hyun Shim ◽  
Seong Kuk Yoon ◽  
Jong Yeong Oh ◽  
Jeong Kon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Renal Blood Flow ◽  
Transit Time ◽  
Arterial Transit Time

Arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging at short post-labeling delay reflects cerebral perfusion pressure verified by oxygen-15-positron emission tomography in cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease

2020 ◽  
pp. 028418512091711
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Itagaki ◽  
Yasuaki Kokubo ◽  
Kanako Kawanami ◽  
Shinji Sato ◽  
Yuki Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Arterial Spin Labeling ◽  
Cerebral Perfusion ◽  
Perfusion Pressure ◽  
Spin Labeling ◽  
Occlusive Disease ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Arterial Transit Time ◽  
The Right

Background Arterial transit time correction by data acquisition with multiple post-labeling delays (PLDs) or relatively long PLDs is expected to obtain more accurate imaging in cases of the cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease. However, there have so far been no reports describing the significance of arterial spin labeling (ASL) images at short PLDs regarding the evaluation of cerebral circulation in ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Purpose To clarify the role of short-PLD ASL in cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease. Material and Methods Fifty-three patients with cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease were included in this study. All patients underwent ASL magnetic resonance imaging and 15O-PET within two days of each modality. To compare the ASL findings with each parameter of PET, the right-to-left (R/L) ratio, defined as the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) value/left MCA value, was calculated. Results There is a significant correlation between the ASL images at a short PLD and the ratio of cerebral blood flow and cerebral blood volume by 15O-PET, which may accurately reflect the cerebral perfusion pressure. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that ASL images at PLD 1000 and 1500 ms were more accurate than at PLD 2000–3000 ms for the detection of a ≥10% change in the PET cerebral blood flow. Conclusion ASL images at shorter PLDs may be useful at least as a screening modality to detect the changes in the cerebral circulation in cerebrovascular steno-occlusive disease. We must evaluate ASL images at multiple PLDs while considering the arterial transit time of each case at present.

Effects of graded hypotension on cerebral blood flow, blood volume, and mean transit time in dogs

1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (6) ◽  
pp. H1908-H1914 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ferrari ◽  
D. A. Wilson ◽  
D. F. Hanley ◽  
R. J. Traystman
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure ◽  
Blood Volume ◽  
Transit Time ◽  
Cerebral Perfusion ◽  
Pressure Range ◽  
Cerebral Blood Volume ◽  
Perfusion Pressure ◽  
Mean Transit Time

This study tested the hypothesis that cerebral blood flow (CBF) is maintained by vasodilation, which manifests itself as a progressive increase in mean transit time (MTT) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) when cerebral perfusion pressure is reduced. Cerebral perfusion pressure was decreased in 10 pentobarbital-anesthetized dogs by controlled hemorrhage. Microsphere-determined CBF was autoregulated in all tested cerebral regions over the 40- to 130-mmHg cerebral perfusion pressure range but decreased by 50% at approximately 30 mmHg. MTT and CBV progressively and proportionately increased in the right parietal cerebral cortex over the 40- to 130-mmHg cerebral perfusion pressure range. Total hemoglobin content (Hb1), measured in the same area by an optical method, increased in parallel with the increases in CBV computed as the (CBF.MTT) product. At 30 mmHg cerebral perfusion pressure, CBV and Hb were still increased and MTT was disproportionately lengthened (690% of control). We conclude that within the autoregulatory range, CBF constancy is maintained by both increased CBV and MTT. Outside the autoregulatory range, substantial prolongation of the MTT occurs. When CBV is maximal, further reductions in cerebral perfusion pressure produce disproportionate increases in MTT that signal the loss of cerebral vascular dilatory hemodynamic reserve.

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