Determination of Oxygen Extraction Ratios by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Open Access
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
- Vol. 19 (12), 1289-1295
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004647-199912000-00001
Abstract
The oxygen extraction ratio (OER) of a tissue describes the interplay between oxygen delivery and consumption and, as such, directly reflects the viability and activity of any organ. It is shown that OER can be quantified using a single magnetic resonance imaging observable, namely the relaxation time T2 of venous blood draining from the tissue. This principle is applied to study local OER changes in the brain on visual stimulation in humans, unambiguously demonstrating a mismatch between changes in blood flow and oxygen metabolism on activation.Keywords
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