Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
607-03-009 ISMRM Abstract

Integrating a flow-diffusion model of O2 transport to qBOLD for contrast-agent- and gas-free mapping of deoxyCBV and CMRO2

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - Oxygenation
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Signal Modeling
607-03-009 · New Pulse Sequences and Signal Modeling Designs · Thursday, 14 May, 4:00 PM–5:50 PM · Meeting Room 1.40
Keywords: Oxygen extraction fraction Cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen Breath-hold calibrated fMRI Quantitative blood oxygen level dependent imaging Cerebral blood volume
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Lucie Chalet 1,2, Davide Di Censo1,2, Sara Pomante1,2, Giulia Rocco1,2, Elizabeth J Fear1,2, Francesca Graziano1,2, Manuela Carriero1,2, Fabrizio Fasano3,4, Emma Biondetti1,2, David Perpetuini5, Richard G Wise1,2, Antonio M Chiarelli1,2
1Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University 'G.d'Annunzio' of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
2Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University 'G.d'Annunzio' of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
3Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, Germany
4Camberley, United Kingdom, Siemens Healthcare, Camberley, United Kingdom
5Department of Engineering and Geology, University 'G.d'Annunzio' of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
Presenting Author: Lucie Chalet

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