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Abstract #2311

Regional coupling of macrovascular flow velocity and cerebrovascular reactivity amplitude and delay in healthy adolescents

Kristina M Zvolanek1,2, Jackson E Moore2,3, Kelly Jarvis3, Adam Richter3, Sarah J Moum3,4, and Molly G Bright1,2
1Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States, 2Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States, 3Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States, 4Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Blood vessels, Velocity & Flow, 4D flowIn a preliminary sample of healthy adolescents, we evaluated the relationship between hemodynamic function in large cerebral arteries and smaller cortical vessels. Specifically, we investigated correlations between 4D flow MRI-derived systolic blood velocity in the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries and BOLD cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in associated vascular territories. Both the amplitude and delay of CVR were negatively correlated with systolic velocity. These results provide new insights into the mechanism of CVR and measures of macrovascular flow, but more work is needed to better understand these relationships. Our work establishes important normative data for future comparisons in cerebrovascular pathology.

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