Abstract
Two cerebral blood volume (CBV)-weighted fMRI techniques, gray matter nulled (GMN) and vascular space occupancy (VASO)-dependent techniques at spatial resolution of 2×2×5mm 3, were compared in the study investigating functional responses in the human visual cortex to stimulation in normoxia (inspired O 2=21%) and mild hypoxic hypoxia (inspired O 2=12%). GMN and VASO signals and T 2* were quantified in activated voxels. While the CBV-weighted signal changes in voxels activated by visual stimulation were similar in amplitude in both fMRI techniques in both oxygenation conditions, the number of activated voxels during hypoxic hypoxia was significantly reduced by 72±22% in GMN fMRI and 66±23% in VASO fMRI. T 2* prolonged in GMN and VASO activated voxels in normoxia by 1.6±0.5ms and 1.7±0.5ms, respectively. In hypoxia, however, T 2* shortened in GMN-activated voxels by 0.7±0.6ms (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3450-3456 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | NeuroImage |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2012 |
Keywords
- BOLD
- FMRI
- GMN
- VASO