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1Department of Radiology and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. ecwong@ucsd.edu
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|January 17, 2012
Summary
Medical College of Wisconsin rapidly adopted Blood-Oxygen-Level-Dependent functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (BOLD fMRI) due to pre-existing technology, specifically single-shot Echo Planar Imaging (EPI) and local gradient coils.
Area of Science:
- Medical physics
- Neuroimaging
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Background:
- The advent of Blood-Oxygen-Level-Dependent functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (BOLD fMRI) in 1991 revolutionized non-invasive brain activity measurement.
- The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) possessed essential technological components for BOLD fMRI prior to its official discovery.
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