Abstract
We have measured the T2* signal response associated with cortical activation due to finger motion at 1.5 Tesla. Both thin slice 2D and 3D images show signal intensity changes which vary from 2% to 32% depending on volunteer, echo time, slice thickness, and in‐plane resolution. The largest signal change occurred for the thinnest slices and highest resolution (2 mm3). This is consistent with reducing partial volume effects and a simple difference in phase between the intravascular signal and surrounding parenchyma. No inflow enhancement was seen on the 2D or 3D scans, confirming the nature of the signal difference for this approach was due to local field in‐homogeneity effects. Using 3D imaging, multiple effects can be seen simultaneously. With a 3D MRA method, it was possible to locate the vessel that was the source of the T2* behavior; it was in each case a vein on the surface of the cortical parenchyma.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 387-392 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Magnetic resonance in medicine |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1993 |
Funding
Keywords
- MRA
- fast MRI
- functional MRI
- perfusion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging