scholarly journals Bolus Arrival Time and Cerebral Blood Flow Responses to Hypercarbia

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1243-1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manus J Donahue ◽  
Carlos C Faraco ◽  
Megan K Strother ◽  
Michael A Chappell ◽  
Swati Rane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Arterial Spin Labeling ◽  
Arrival Time ◽  
Cerebrovascular Reactivity ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Parietal Lobes ◽  
Experimental Parameters ◽  
Repetition Time ◽  
Bolus Arrival Time

The purpose of this study was to evaluate how cerebral blood flow and bolus arrival time (BAT) measures derived from arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI data change for different hypercarbic gas stimuli. Pseudocontinuous ASL (pCASL) was applied (3.0T; spatial resolution = 4 × 4 × 7 mm 3 ; repetition time/echo time ( TR/TE) = 3,600/11 ms) sequentially in healthy volunteers ( n = 12; age = 30±4 years) for separate experiments in which (i) normocarbic normoxia (i.e., room air), hypercarbic normoxia (i.e., 5% CO2/21% O2/74% N2), and hypercarbic hyperoxia (i.e., carbogen: 5% CO2/95% O2) gas was administered (12 L/minute). Cerebral blood flow and BAT changes were quantified using models that account for macrovascular signal and partial volume effects in all gray matter and regionally in cerebellar, temporal, occipital, frontal, and parietal lobes. Regional reductions in BAT of 4.6% to 7.7% and 3.3% to 6.6% were found in response to hypercarbic normoxia and hypercarbic hyperoxia, respectively. Cerebral blood flow increased by 8.2% to 27.8% and 3.5% to 19.8% for hypercarbic normoxia and hypercarbic hyperoxia, respectively. These findings indicate that changes in BAT values may bias functional ASL data and thus should be considered when choosing appropriate experimental parameters in calibrated functional magnetic resonance imaging or ASL cerebrovascular reactivity experiments that use hypercarbic gas stimuli.

Estimation of arterial arrival time and cerebral blood flow from QUASAR arterial spin labeling using stable spline

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1758-1767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Castellaro ◽  
Denis Peruzzo ◽  
Amit Mehndiratta ◽  
Gianluigi Pillonetto ◽  
Esben Thade Petersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Arterial Spin Labeling ◽  
Arrival Time ◽  
Spin Labeling

scholarly journals Aberrant cerebral blood flow in tinnitus patients with migraine: a perfusion functional MRI study

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen-Gui Xu ◽  
Jin-Jing Xu ◽  
Yu-Chen Chen ◽  
Jinghua Hu ◽  
Yuanqing Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Arterial Spin Labeling ◽  
Superior Temporal Gyrus ◽  
Chronic Tinnitus ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Hearing Thresholds ◽  
Tinnitus Distress ◽  
Mri Study

Abstract Purpose Migraine is often accompanied with chronic tinnitus that will affect the cerebral blood flow (CBF) and exacerbate the tinnitus distress. However, the potential relationship between migraine and tinnitus remains unclear. This study will investigate whether aberrant CBF patterns exist in migraine patients with tinnitus and examine the influence of migraine on CBF alterations in chronic tinnitus. Materials and methods Participants included chronic tinnitus patients (n = 45) and non-tinnitus controls (n = 50), matched for age, sex, education, and hearing thresholds. CBF images were collected and analyzed using arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Regions with major CBF differences between tinnitus patients and non-tinnitus controls were first detected. The effects of migraine on tinnitus for CBF alterations were further examined. Correlation analyses illustrated the association between CBF values and tinnitus severity as well as between CBF and severity of migraine. Results Compared with non-tinnitus controls, chronic tinnitus patients without migraine exhibited decreased CBF, primarily in right superior temporal gyrus (STG), bilateral middle frontal gyrus (MFG), and left superior frontal gyrus (SFG); decreased CBF in these regions was correlated with tinnitus distress. There was a significant effect of migraine on tinnitus for CBF in right STG and MFG. Moreover, the severity of migraine correlated negatively with CBF in tinnitus patients. Conclusions Chronic tinnitus patients exhibited reduced CBF in the auditory and prefrontal cortex. Migraine may facilitate a CBF decrease in the setting of tinnitus, which may underlie the neuropathological mechanisms of chronic tinnitus comorbid with migraine.

scholarly journals Quantitative Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Activity Using Bolus-Tracking Arterial Spin Labeling

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 913-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E Kelly ◽  
Christoph W Blau ◽  
Karen M Griffin ◽  
Oliviero L Gobbo ◽  
James FX Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Arterial Spin Labeling ◽  
Cerebral Blood Volume ◽  
Spin Labeling ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Perfusion Coefficient

Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is the most widely used method for mapping neural activity in the brain. The interpretation of altered BOLD signals is problematic when cerebral blood flow (CBF) or cerebral blood volume change because of aging and/or neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, a recently developed quantitative arterial spin labeling (ASL) approach, bolus-tracking ASL (btASL), was applied to an fMRI experiment in the rat brain. The mean transit time (MTT), capillary transit time (CTT), relative cerebral blood volume of labeled water (rCBVlw), relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF), and perfusion coefficient in the forelimb region of the somatosensory cortex were quantified during neuronal activation and in the resting state. The average MTT and CTT were 1.939±0.175 and 1.606±0.106 secs, respectively, in the resting state. Both times decreased significantly to 1.616±0.207 and 1.305±0.201 secs, respectively, during activation. The rCBVlw, rCBF, and perfusion coefficient increased on average by a factor of 1.123±0.006, 1.353±0.078, and 1.479±0.148, respectively, during activation. In contrast to BOLD techniques, btASL yields physiologically relevant indices of the functional hyperemia that accompanies neuronal activation.

scholarly journals N-acetyl cysteine administration affects cerebral blood flow as measured by Arterial Spin Labeling MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. e07615
Author(s):  
Shiva Shahrampour ◽  
Justin Heholt ◽  
Andrew Wang ◽  
Faezeh Vedaei ◽  
Feroze B. Mohamed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Arterial Spin Labeling ◽  
Spin Labeling ◽  
Acetyl Cysteine

scholarly journals Transcranial Doppler Evaluation of the Cerebral Vasculature in Women Patients who Have Migraine with Aura

Pain Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3012-3017
Author(s):  
Igor Petrušić ◽  
Ana Podgorac ◽  
Aleksandra Radojičić ◽  
Jasna Zidverc-Trajković
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow ◽  
Migraine With Aura ◽  
Transcranial Doppler ◽  
Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity ◽  
Cerebral Arteries ◽  
Transcranial Doppler Sonography ◽  
Cerebrovascular Reactivity ◽  
Breath Holding ◽  
Left And Right

Abstract Background Previous studies suggest that increased cerebrovascular reactivity might be a feature of patients who have migraine with aura (MwA). The correlation between the clinical presentation of migraine with aura and transcranial Doppler parameters remains unclear. Objective The main aim of this study was to explore cerebral blood flow, vascular resistance, and cerebrovascular reactivity in women MwA. Also, the relationships between hemodynamic conditions and aura characteristics are examined. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Headache Center, Neurology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia. Subjects Fifty-four women MwA and 49 healthy controls (HCs). Methods Transcranial Doppler sonography examination was used to determine blood flow mean velocity (MV) and pulsatility index (PI), as well as breath-holding index (BHI), in 15 arterial segments comprising the circle of Willis. Results A total of 54 women MwA and 49 HCs were studied. The PIs of all segments of the left and right middle cerebral arteries and the left and right anterior cerebral arteries were significantly higher in MwA with regards to HCs. Also, both the left and right BHIs were significantly higher in MwA than HCs. In addition, MVs of the right vertebral artery and the first segment of the basilar artery were significantly lower in MwA than HCs. Longer duration of migraine aura showed a weak negative correlation with the PI of the left posterior cerebral artery. Conclusions Our findings suggest increased vessel pulsatility, abnormal cerebrovascular reactivity, and decreased cerebral blood flow velocity in several arterial segments of the Willis circle in women MwA.

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