Inflow effects on hemodynamic responses characterized by event-related fMRI using gradient-echo EPI sequences

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4300-4307

  Liu, Ho Ling ^a,b   Wei, Pei Shan ^a   Wai, Yau Yau ^a,b   Kuan, Wan Chun ^c   Huang, Chih Mao ^a,b   Wu, Changwei W ^d   Buckle, Christopher ^e   Wan, Yung Liang ^a,b   Gao, Jia Hong ^e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Flip angle; fMRI; Gradient echo EPI; Hemodynamic response; Inflow effect

Indexed keywords

SCANNING; SIGNAL SYSTEMS;

FLIP ANGLE; FMRI; GRADIENT ECHO; HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE; INFLOW EFFECT;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 52949123585     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2975141     Document Type: Article

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