Quantitative β mapping for calibrated fMRI.

ABSTRACT: The metabolic and hemodynamic dependencies of the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal form the basis for calibrated fMRI, where the focus is on oxidative energy demanded by neural activity. An important part of calibrated fMRI is the power-law relationship between the BOLD signal and the deoxyhemoglobin concentration, which in turn is related to the ratio between oxidative demand (CMRO2) and blood flow (CBF). The power-law dependence between BOLD signal and deoxyhemoglobin concentration is signified by a scaling exponent β. Until recently most studies assumed a β value of 1.5, which is based on numerical simulations of the extravascular BOLD component. Since the basal value of CMRO2 and CBF can vary from subject-to-subject and/or region-to-region, a method to independently meas

SUBMITTER: Shu CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4733593 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature