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Abstract #3411

Time-resolved functional PET-MRI fusion: temporally coupled metabolic and BOLD dynamics across task and naturalistic arousal

Sean Coursey1,2, Shirley Feng1, and Jingyuan Chen1,3
1Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, 2College of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States, 3Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: fMRI Analysis, Multimodal, Brain; Data Analysis; fMRI; Neuroscience; PET/MR

Motivation: Latest advances in functional PET (fPET)-FDG and PET-MRI have enabled us to map stimulus-driven metabolic and hemodynamic changes simultaneously within a single scan. However, existing PET-MRI studies have focused on the static, time-averaged (de)couplings of fPET-fMRI signals, neglecting the rich information embedded in their temporal dependence.

Goal(s): The goal of this study is to propose and validate an analytical framework linking dynamic, concurrent variations in fPET and fMRI signals.

Approach: The efficacy of the framework was tested on visual task and naturalistic arousal fPET-fMRI datasets.

Results: Our results demonstrated that metabolic changes modeled by concurrent fMRI signals could successfully predict instantaneous fPET-FDG dynamics.

Impact: The statistical framework proposed by our study will enable broad functional PET-MRI studies to elucidate the dynamic interplays amongst metabolic and hemodynamic processes that are otherwise obscured in the conventional, time-averaged analysis.

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