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Abstract #3850

Cerebrovascular reactivity mapping using breath-hold BOLD-fMRI: comparison of signal models when using voxelwise lag optimization

Catarina Domingos1, Inês Esteves1, Ana R. Fouto1, Amparo Ruiz-Tagle1, Gina Caetano1, and Patrícia Figueiredo1
1Institute for Systems and Robotics - Lisboa and Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Synopsis

Keywords: fMRI, fMRIWe investigate the best modeling approach for mapping cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) using voxelwise lag optimization. We considered two types of regressors (Block, PetCO2), three convolution models (no convolution, single gamma, double gamma), and a variable haemodynamic delay. We found that the CVR values obtained when using the PetCO2 signal without convolution, or convolved with a single gamma, are better than those obtained with the canonical HRF (double gamma, time-to-peak = 6s), while convolution with a canonical HRF remains the best option when using a Block design.

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