期刊
JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
卷 40, 期 4, 页码 760-774出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0271678X19839502
关键词
Anisotropy; diffusion tensor imaging; multi-parametric quantitative BOLD; oxygen extraction fraction; white matter
资金
- NCATS NIH HHS [UL1 TR001863] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [R01 MH067528] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [P30 NS052519, R01 NS100106] Funding Source: Medline
Relative oxygen extraction fraction (rOEF) is a fundamental indicator of cerebral metabolic function. An easily applicable method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based rOEF mapping is the multi-parametric quantitative blood oxygenation level dependent (mq-BOLD) approach with separate acquisitions of transverse relaxation times T2 * and T-2 and dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) based relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV). Given that transverse relaxation and rCBV in white matter (WM) strongly depend on nerve fiber orientation, mq-BOLD derived rOEF is expected to be affected as well. To investigate fiber orientation related rOEF artefacts, we present a methodological study characterizing anisotropy effects of WM as measured by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) on mq-BOLD in 30 healthy volunteers. Using a 3T clinical MRI-scanner, we performed a comprehensive correlation of all parameters ( T2 *, T-2, R2', rCBV, rOEF, where R2'=1/ T2 *-1/T-2) with DTI-derived fiber orientation towards the main magnetic field (B-0). Our results confirm strong dependencies of transverse relaxation and rCBV on the nerve fiber orientation towards B-0, with anisotropy-driven variations up to 37%. Comparably weak orientation-dependent variations of mq-BOLD derived rOEF (3.8%) demonstrate partially counteracting influences of R2' and rCBV effects, possibly suggesting applicability of rOEF as an oxygenation sensitive biomarker. However, unresolved issues warrant caution when applying mq-BOLD to WM.
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