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Abstract #3286

BOLD Functional Connectivity Analysis Based on Intravascular-Weighting and Parenchymal R2*

Swati Rane1, Brandon Ally2, 3, Tracy Wilson1, Tricia Thornton-Wells4, 5, John C. Gore1, 6, Erin Hussey3, Manus J. Donahue1, 2

1VUIIS, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 2Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 3Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 4Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 5Molecular Physics and Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 6Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States


This study examines baseline BOLD connectivity using R2* maps obtained from multi-echo FMRI, in relation to multi-subject comparison.