Journal article
BOLD Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Skeletal Muscle
Abstract
Blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) imaging was a concept introduced in 1990 for evaluating brain activation. The method relies on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast resulting from changes in the microvascular ratio of oxyhaemoglobin (oxyHb) to deoxyhaemoglobin (deoxyHb). OxyHb is diamagnetic, whereas deoxyHb is paramagnetic, which produces a local bulk magnetic susceptibility effect and subsequent MRI signal change. The changes are …
Authors
Noseworthy M; Bulte D; Alfonsi J
Journal
Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 307–316
Publisher
Thieme
Publication Date
2003
DOI
10.1055/s-2004-815678
ISSN
1098-898X