Functional MRI (fMRI) is the use of MRI to detect localized changes in brain activity, usually in the form of changes in cerebral metabolism, blood flow, volume, or oxygenation in response to task activation. In other words, Functional MRI provides … Read More
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Contrast Agents Commonly Applied In Medical Imaging
Contrast agents emphasize or magnify the physiological features or functions that would otherwise, be invisible, weak or obscured in images. Contrast agents are commonly applied in vasculature and also employed in applications where the uptake of an agent by an … Read More
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
MRI is based on the magnetic properties of hydrogen which is one of the constituents of cerebral tissue and other tissues. The hydrogen atom has a single proton which possesses a magnetic moment or behaves like a small magnet called … Read More