Pierre Bouzat1,2, Thomas Christen1,3,
Sbastien Thomas1,2, Nicolas Pannetier1,4, Chantal Rmy1,4,
Jean-Franois Payen1,2, Emmanuel L. Barbier1,4
1U836, Inserm, Grenoble,
France; 2CHU, Grenoble, France; 3Department of
Radiology, Standford University, Standford, CA, United States; 4Grenoble
Institut des Neurosciences, Universit Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
To improve the accuracy and the spatial resolution of SO2MR maps obtained with quantitative BOLD approaches, an approach which combines a steady-state Blood Volume fraction measurement scheme, B0 and T2 mapping techniques, and a simpler mathematical model has recently been proposed. In this study, we evaluate the proposed acquisition scheme in healthy rats (n=17) while varying the inspired oxygen fraction and using a complete physiological control. We obtained a correlation between SO2MR and oxygen saturation measured in the sagital sinus of 0.84.