Functional Magnetic Resonance Angiography (fMRA) is a method to visualize the vascular structures of the brain. We have developed a novel technique that has benefits over current methods in that it covers the entire brain and provides temporal information, high spatial resolution and flow dynamics. It is of minimal risk compared to conventional catheter-based x-ray angiography and is thus better suited for the evaluation of atherosclerotic disease in elderly patients. It is a major advance in the evaluation of patients with atherosclerotic disease, brain aneurysms, and vascular malformations, which are the leading causes of stoke in the US.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Angiography (fMRA) of the Brain
This project was funded by: NIH
The term of this project was: December 2010 to May 2011
The number of subjects scanned during this project was: 70