Keys to Robust Arterial Spin Labeling in the Clinical and Research Environment David C. Alsop Jeroen Hendrikse Arterial spin labeling (ASL) promises nearly everything that could be desired from a…
Velocity-Selective Arterial Spin Labeling Eric C. Wong Lawrence R. Frank Introduction In both pulsed arterial spin labeling (pASL) and continuous ASL (CASL), the spatial separation between the site of arterial…
Flow Territory Mapping: Region-Selective Arterial Spin Labeling Matthias J.P. van Osch Matthias Günther Eric C. Wong Background Region-selective arterial spin labeling (rsASL) aims at determining what tissue is fed by…
Confounding Effects in Arterial Spin Labeling Danny J.J. Wang María A. Fernández-Seara Hanzhang Lu Introduction Perfusion imaging methods generally can be divided into three categories depending on the transport properties…
Pseudo-Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling David C. Alsop Ajit Shankaranarayanan Continuous labeling of inflowing arterial blood as it flows past a selected labeling plane is an elegant and advantageous strategy for…
Readout and Background Suppression Techniques David Thomas Matthias Günther Xavier Golay Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a low-sensitivity method. As explained in Chapter 15, the general signal expected in ASL…
Basic Principles of Arterial Spin Labeling: Continuous versus Pulsed Arterial Spin Labeling Yufen Chen John A. Detre Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that uses…
Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF) Imaging Weili Lin Hongyu An Thomas Christen Energy in most of the human organs is provided through oxidative metabolism. O2 is bound to the hemoglobin molecule,…
Vessel Size Imaging Valerij G. Kiselev Heiko H. Schmiedeskamp Vessel size imaging (VSI) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modality for evaluating the mean capillary caliber in the brain. This…
Susceptibility Contrast in Tissues: Gradient Echoes versus Spin Echoes Jerrold L. Boxerman Matthias J.P. van Osch Kathleen M. Schmainda Introduction This chapter summarizes susceptibility-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast and…
