Title
Model-based Bayesian inference of brain oxygenation using quantitative BOLD.
Abstract
Streamlined Quantitative BOLD (sqBOLD) is an MR technique that can non-invasively measure physiological parameters including Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF) and deoxygenated blood volume (DBV) in the brain. Current sqBOLD methodology rely on fitting a linear model to log-transformed data acquired using an Asymmetric Spin Echo (ASE) pulse sequence. In this paper, a non-linear model implemented in a Bayesian framework was used to fit physiological parameters to ASE data. This model makes use of the full range of available ASE data, and incorporates the signal contribution from venous blood, which was ignored in previous analyses. Simulated data are used to demonstrate the intrinsic difficulty in estimating OEF and DBV simultaneously, and the benefits of the proposed non-linear model are shown. In vivo data are used to show that this model improves parameter estimation when compared with literature values. The model and analysis framework can be extended in a number of ways, and can incorporate prior information from external sources, so it has the potential to further improve OEF estimation using sqBOLD.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116106
NeuroImage
Keywords
Field
DocType
Quantitative BOLD,Asymmetric spin echo,Bayesian inference,Oxygen metabolism,Oxygen extraction fraction
Bayesian inference,Pattern recognition,Linear model,Pulse sequence,Psychology,Cognitive psychology,Oxygen extraction,Oxygenation,Artificial intelligence,Estimation theory,Spin echo,Bayesian probability
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
202
1053-8119
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.36
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Matthew T Cherukara110.36
Alan J. Stone2463.41
Michael A. Chappell334021.37
Nicholas Blockley4998.41