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Abstract #4840

Measuring CSF net velocity using DENSE at 7T with improved correction for involuntary motion and eddy currents.

Elisabeth van der Voort1, Merlijn van der Plas1, and Jacobus Zwanenburg1
1Center for Image Sciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Synopsis

Keywords: Neurofluids, Neurofluids, CSF, Velocity & Flow, Clearance, Brain, Neuro

Motivation: Clearance is important for healthy brain functioning. The ability to measure CSF net velocity would be valuable to gain insight into the underlying mechanisms and pathways of clearance.

Goal(s): To measure CSF net velocities in FH and RL direction whilst accounting for periodic motions, involuntary head motion and eddy currents.

Approach: A multi-slice single shot DENSE acquisition is used to measure CSF displacements over time.

Results: The measured net velocity does not fit the classical view on CSF excretion and absorption locations. Further validation is needed using a moving flow phantom.

Impact: The measured net velocities are about 10 percent of what would be expected. If confirmed in a larger cohort, the results challenge the classical view of main CSF excretion at the choroid plexus and absorption at the sagittal sinus.

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