Optimization of pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling for renal perfusion imaging.
Rebeca Echeverría-ChascoMarta VidorretaVeronica Aramendía-VidaurretaDavid CanoFrancisco Javier Escalada San MartínNuria Garcia-FernandezGorka BastarrikaMaría A Fernández-SearaPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2020)
An efficient and robust PCASL scheme for renal applications requires a Gmax /Gave ratio of 6-7 and a Gave value that depends on the aortic blood flow velocities (0.5 mT/m being appropriate for CKDP and HCO).