Daily fMRI Practice John Li MD 9/27/2012
When you preparing a fMRI study, you need to Read and understand the fMRI requirements. Design and choose proper paradigms. Choose the right coil, right gradient and sequences to acquire fMRI data. Choose proper methods to minimize motion.
Daily fMRI Practice Mainly Involve Follow Modules Data Acquisition Paradigm Post Processing Result Interpretation Experiment Design
Designs for fMRI Data Acquisition Block Design Event Related Design Resting State
Paradigms Good Design Careful Selection Proper Delivery
Good Paradigm Performance Needs Good instruction, correct understanding of paradigm, good performance of paradigm. Close observation of subject performing paradigm. Properly reminding the subjects about the coming steps
Checkerboard is one Well-Known Paradigm Visual Stimulus Block Design
Baboon’s Visual and Motor Activation Results Wey HY, Li J, Szabo CA, Fox PT, Leland MM, Jones L, Duong TQ. Neuroimage Oct 1;52(4):1420-7
Different Frequency Will Stimulate Visual Cortex Differently
The Visual Cortex Activation Area will be Different with Different Designs of Checkerboards Targeting Different Parts of Visual Field Full Visual Field
Human Bilateral Finger Tapping Sequence fMRI Result Thanks to Crystal Franklin for the picture.
Flashing Light and Tactile Stimulator On Vibration Off
Example:Multi-surface Wooden Ball and Multi-grades Sand Paper Stimulus and Design
Example Results Gao JH, Parsons LM, Bower JM, Xiong JH, Li JQ, Fox PT (1996): Cerebellum implicated in sensory acquisition and discrimination rather than motor control. Science 272:
Psychological Paradigms N-back, Gambling, Shape-Matching, Face-Matching, Stroop…
Visual Cue for Subject to Adjust the Squeeze Force Rest Squeeze 3 min
Adjustable Weight Load Pressured Air for Removing Weight Load Stopper 20°
Eccentric vs. Concentric Muscle Contraction in First Dorsal Interosseus
Coil Selection Any coil can be used in fMRI studies. When using GRAPPA or mSENSE, phased array coils are required. T/R Head Coil 12 Channel Phased Array Coil
With Insert Gradient, High Resolution fMRI And Shorter TE Will be Possible
TSE Segmented EPI Conventional GRE Single Shot EPI Comparison of Different Pulse Sequences Used in fMRI
Reducing Motion is One of the Keys for a Successful fMRI
Reducing Motion is One of the Keys to fMRI Success
Baboon Head Holder
Activation pattern in ASL with 2x2x5 300ml TRUTOL 75 (Glucose Tolerance Beverage) 300ml Water
Hypothalamus Motion related areas Motion artifact shares similar activation pattern Thanks Claudia Huerta for Data Analysis
Adjusting Scan Parameters TR, TE & flip angle Field of view, resolution & matrix size Slice thickness & gap between slices Number of slices & slice acquisition order Receiver bandwidth & echo train space
GRAPPA and mSENSE When you choose parallel imaging technique GRAPPA or mSENSE, you can get more slices for a given TR.
Auto Generation of fMRI Results
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Interpretation of fMRI Results Hypothalamus shows decreased activation after glucose ingestion.
Using Data Base to Track MRI Scans
Supplementing MRA with fMRI MR Angiography Demonstrates an AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Yellow Arrow: Supply Artery Blue Arrow: AVM Red Arrow: Drain Vein
Interpretation of fMRI Results T2 Axial Images T1 Axial ImagesAVM
Interpretation of fMRI Results Verb Generation from Noun Verb Generation from Picture Language Center Is Dominant in the Left Hemisphere Thank to Crystal Franklin for the pictures.
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