Abstract

fMRS studies have shown dynamic change in glutamate (Glu) concentrations during visual stimulation. Here, we examine the effect of TE from 9.3-280ms on the signal during fMRS acquisition and whether T2 relaxation parameters change during a visual task compared to rest. We observed a short Glu T2-compartment between 2.5-4.5ms arising from 48% (rest) and 16% (active) of the total signal with significant increase in Glu signal at TE =140ms during stimulation. These preliminary results indicate bi-exponential decay of Glu in the visual cortex at 3T encouraging future work with more robust fMRS paradigms.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2023
Event2023 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada
Duration: 3 Jun 20238 Jun 2023

Conference

Conference2023 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period3/06/238/06/23

Keywords

  • data acquisition
  • spectroscopy
  • functional MRS
  • multi-echo MRS
  • 3T
  • glutamate
  • creatine (Cr)
  • N-Asetyl-Aspartate (NAA)

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