Practical aspects of functional MRI (NMR task group #8)

Ronald R. Price; Jerry Allison; Richard J. Massoth; Geoffrey D. Clarke; Dick J. Drost

doi:10.1118/1.1494990

Practical aspects of functional MRI (NMR task group #8)

Ronald R. Price, Jerry Allison, Richard J. Massoth, Geoffrey D. Clarke, Dick J. Drost

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Abstract

Functional MR imaging (fMRI) based upon the Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) effect is currently an important new tool for understanding basic brain function and specifically allowing the correlation of physiological activity with anatomical location without the use of ionizing radiation. The clinical role of fMRI is still being defined and is the subject of much research activity. In this report we present the underlying physical, technical and mathematical principals of BOLD fMRI along with descriptions of typical applications. Our purpose in this report is to provide, in addition to basic principles, an insight into the aspects of BOLD imaging, which may be used by the medical physicist to assist in the implement of fMRI procedures in either a hospital or research environment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1892-1912
Number of pages	21
Journal	Medical Physics
Volume	29
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1118/1.1494990
State	Published - Aug 1 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

BOLD Effect
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
fMRI

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Biophysics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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