Gray matter nulled and vascular space occupancy dependent fMRI response to visual stimulation during hypoxic hypoxia

Yuji Shen, Yi Ching L Ho, Rishma Vidyasagar, George Balanos, Xavier Golay, Ida M. Pu, Risto A. Kauppinen

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3450-3456
    Number of pages6
    JournalNeuroImage
    Volume59
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Feb 2012

    Keywords

    • BOLD
    • FMRI
    • GMN
    • VASO

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