Stress Testing the Brain at 7T with Breath Holding

Hans Hoogduin¹, Lars Bosboom¹, Mandy Conijn¹, Willem Mali¹, Peter Luijten¹

Breath holding can provide information on Cerebrovascular Reactivity when combined with BOLD fMRI. The possibilities of the method are explored in healthy volunteers at 7T. The increased BOLD contrast of this field strength provides a step towards clinical use of the method.