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Recommended implementation of arterial spin-labeled perfusion MRI for clinical applications: A consensus of the ISMRM perfusion study group and the European consortium for ASL in dementia

Alsop, DC; Detre, JA; Golay, X; Günther, M; Hendrikse, J; Hernandez-Garcia, L; Lu, H; ... Zaharchuk, G; + view all (2015) Recommended implementation of arterial spin-labeled perfusion MRI for clinical applications: A consensus of the ISMRM perfusion study group and the European consortium for ASL in dementia. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine , 73 (1) 102- 116. 10.1002/mrm.25197. Green open access

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Abstract

This review provides a summary statement of recommended implementations of arterial spin labeling (ASL) for clinical applications. It is a consensus of the ISMRM Perfusion Study Group and the European ASL in Dementia consortium, both of whom met to reach this consensus in October 2012 in Amsterdam. Although ASL continues to undergo rapid technical development, we believe that current ASL methods are robust and ready to provide useful clinical information, and that a consensus statement on recommended implementations will help the clinical community to adopt a standardized approach. In this review, we describe the major considerations and trade-offs in implementing an ASL protocol and provide specific recommendations for a standard approach. Our conclusion is that as an optimal default implementation, we recommend pseudo-continuous labeling, background suppression, a segmented three-dimensional readout without vascular crushing gradients, and calculation and presentation of both label/control difference images and cerebral blood flow in absolute units using a simplified model.

Type: Article
Title: Recommended implementation of arterial spin-labeled perfusion MRI for clinical applications: A consensus of the ISMRM perfusion study group and the European consortium for ASL in dementia
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25197
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.25197
Language: English
Additional information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Alsop, DC; Detre, JA; Golay, X; Günther, M; Hendrikse, J; Hernandez-Garcia, L; ... Zaharchuk, G; + view all (2014) Recommended implementation of arterial spin-labeled perfusion MRI for clinical applications: A consensus of the ISMRM perfusion study group and the European consortium for ASL in dementia. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine , 73 (1) 102- 116, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrm.25197. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
Keywords: arterial spin labeling, cerebral blood flow, perfusion
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1427389
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