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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 May;22(2):373–xii. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2012.02.012
Procedure Recommended MRI Research Scan Parameters

3D pcASL:
Pseudo-continuous labeling technique89
  • Pseudo-continuous labeling86:

  • Repeated selective saturation

  • Slab selective inversion

  • Pseudo-continuous labeling

  • Saturation plus non-selective inversion

  • After-labeling saturation and inversion

Fast spin echo acquisition106
  • Fast spin echo acquisition:

  • Interleaved stack of spiral readout

  • 8 spiral arms with 512 sampling points

  • TR of 6 seconds

  • Echo train length of 40

  • Echo spacing 7 ms

  • Effective echo time of 21 ms

  • FOV of 24 × 24 × 16 cm

  • 64 × 64 × 40 matrix after Fourier Transform