A non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging approach for assessment of real-time microcirculation dynamics

Abstract We present a novel, non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to assess real-time dynamic vasomodulation of the microvascular bed. Unlike existing perfusion imaging techniques, our method is sensitive only to blood volume and not flow velocity. Using graded gas challenges and...

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Main Authors: Tameshwar Ganesh, Marvin Estrada, Herman Yeger, James Duffin, Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06983-6