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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) would benefit much from high-quality MR, Angiography (MRA) of the vascular system underlying the functional domain. Ideally fMRI and MRA are performed during the same experiment. Unfortunately, conventional MRA leads to a systematic underestimation of vessels and images with a generally low contrast. Therefore, we developed a method that combines MRA images from 3 different spatial directions, thus circumventing the most prominent MRA problems. Our method delivers a geometric 3D model of the vessel system that allows visualizations and quantifications beyond the scope of the typically used maximum intensity projections.
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Gaudnek, M., Hess, A., Obermayer, K., Budinsky, L., Brune, K., Sibila, M. (2005). Geometric Reconstruction of the Vascular System of the Rat Brain Imaged by MRA. In: Meinzer, HP., Handels, H., Horsch, A., Tolxdorff, T. (eds) Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2005. Informatik aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26431-0_37
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