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OwnerAdrian P. CRAWLEY, Rohan DHARMAKUMAR +10inventors
InventorsAdrian P. CRAWLEY, Rohan DHARMAKUMAR, James DUFFIN, Joseph Arnold FISHER, David MIKULIS, Julien POUBLANC, Behzad SHARIF, Olivia SOBCZYK, Kamil ULUDAG, Chau VU, John WOOD, Hsin-Jung YANG
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Deoxyhemoglobin in a subject may be modulated to act as a contrast agent for use in magnetic resonance imaging. Sequential gas delivery may be applied to adjust the level of deoxyhemoglobin in the subject. A suitable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pulse sequence that is sensitive to magnetic field inhomogeneities, such as a blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) sequence, may be used to detect deoxyhemoglobin as a contrast agent.
A method comprising:
Use of deoxyhemoglobin of the subject as a contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging.
A method of controlling deoxyhemoglobin in a subject, the method comprising:
Use of hypoventilation and/or breath holding for a subject to generate deoxyhemoglobin in the subject for use as contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging.
A method of calibrating magnetic resonance imaging, the method comprising:
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