PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gevers, S.
AU  - Bokkers, R.P.
AU  - Hendrikse, J.
AU  - Majoie, C.B.
AU  - Kies, D.A.
AU  - Teeuwisse, W.M.
AU  - Nederveen, A.J.
AU  - van Osch, M.J.
TI  - Robustness and Reproducibility of Flow Territories Defined by Planning-Free Vessel-Encoded Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin-Labeling
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A2410
DP  - 2012 Feb 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - E21--E25
VI  - 33
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/33/2/E21.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/33/2/E21.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2012 Feb 01; 33
AB  - SUMMARY: Flow-territory mapping by MR imaging ASL noninvasively provides a unique insight into the distribution of cerebral perfusion. The introduction of planning-free vessel-encoded pCASL made flow-territory mapping feasible for clinical use, though lack of individual planning could impede reproducibility of this technique. We assessed the reproducibility of planning-free vessel-encoded pCASL in patients and controls. Results indicated that planning-free vessel-encoded pCASL is a reproducible method that could assist in clinical decision-making. ASLarterial spin-labelingBAbasilar arteryCBFcerebral blood flowDSAdigital subtraction angiographyICAinternal carotid arteryMean-maxmean-maximumMRAMR angiographypCASLpseudocontinuous arterial spin-labelingSNRsignal intensity–to-noise ratio