Multimodal Measurements of Blood Plasma and Red Blood Cell Volumes during Functional Brain Activation
Herman P, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F. Multimodal Measurements of Blood Plasma and Red Blood Cell Volumes during Functional Brain Activation. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2008, 29: 19-24. PMID: 18766196, PMCID: PMC2714270, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2008.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood VolumeBrainErythrocytesMagnetic Resonance ImagingRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRegional Blood FlowConceptsLaser Doppler flowmetryFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic field inhomogeneityLaser lightField inhomogeneityResonance imagingContralateral primary somatosensory cortexRed blood cell volumePrimary somatosensory cortexCerebral blood volumeBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) contrastBlood cell volumeFunctional brain activationLevel-dependent contrastUltra-small superparamagnetic iron oxideBlood plasmaContrast agentsIntravascular contrast agentCBV signalsTotal CBVPlasmaRed blood cellsDependent contrastDynamic measurements