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MR Angiography and Arterial Spin Labelling

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MRI offers the ability to visualise and measure blood flow in the human body non-invasively. MR angiography (MRA) provides images of the arterial blood vessels within the body and allows measurement of blood velocities along these arteries. Arterial spin labelling (ASL) is a method for measuring the perfusion of blood into tissue (i.e. blood flow at the capillary level). This provides a key indicator of nutrient supply to the tissue. In this chapter, we have described the technical basis and practical implementation of these methods, emphasising their non-invasive (no contrast agents required) and quantitative nature.

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  1. Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, London, UK

    David Thomas

  2. Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, London, UK

    Jack Wells

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  1. Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, King's College London, Coldharbour Lane 125, London, SE5 9NU, United Kingdom

    Michel Modo

  2. Institute of Cell Engineering, Dept Radiology & Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Med., Rutland Ave. 720, Baltimore, 21205, Maryland, USA

    Jeff W.M. Bulte

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Thomas, D., Wells, J. (2011). MR Angiography and Arterial Spin Labelling. In: Modo, M., Bulte, J. (eds) Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 711. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61737-992-5_16

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