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  • Neuroimaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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  • Gradient echo (GRE) blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) contrast in laminar fMRI is susceptible to signals from large veins.
  • Cerebral blood volume (CBV) based methods are gaining traction due to their microvasculature dominance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate magnetization transfer (MT) preparation for sensitizing laminar fMRI signals to CBV changes.
  • To reduce extravascular (EV) BOLD blurring and assess the impact of MT on laminar profiles.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized off-resonant MT-pulses with a 3D FLASH readout for MT-prepared (MT-prep) laminar fMRI at 7 Tesla.
  • Acquired data at multiple echo times, comparing MT-prep to a standard GRE-BOLD sequence.
  • Performed numerical simulations to optimize sequence parameters for CBV sensitivity.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 30% reduction in gray matter (GM) signal at 7 Tesla using MT-prep.
  • Observed increased parenchymal signal change at very short echo times (TE) with MT-prep due to reduced EV signal.
  • Demonstrated reduced sensitivity to T2*-based signal changes with MT-prep across varying echo times.

Conclusions:

  • Off-resonant MT-prep can significantly reduce unwanted venous contributions in GRE-BOLD laminar fMRI.
  • MT-prep enables scanning at shorter echo times without compromising sensitivity.
  • This technique shows promise for improving the specificity of laminar fMRI by focusing on microvascular signals.