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ReviewPhilosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences2016

Brain-heart interactions: challenges and opportunities with functional magnetic resonance imaging at ultra-high field.

Catie Chang, Erika P Raven, Jeff H Duyn

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Review in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Characterizing Brain-Cardiovascular Aging Using Multiorgan Imaging and Machine Learning.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Catie ChangAdvanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Section, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA catie.chang@nih.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1541-9579
Erika P RavenAdvanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Section, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
Jeff H DuynAdvanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Section, Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

Funding

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Human Brain Anatomy and FunctionZIANS003027 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI DUYN, JEFF · 2009 to 2025
$31.2M
Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at ultra-high field (UHF) strengths (7 T and above) offers unique opportunities for studying the human brain with increased spatial resolution, contrast and sensitivity. However, its reliability can be compromised by factors such as head motion, image distortion and non-neural fluctuations of the functional MRI signal. The objective of this review is to provide a critical discussion of the advantages and trade-offs associated with UHF imaging, focusing on the application to studying brain-heart interactions. We describe how UHF MRI may provide contrast and resolution benefits for measuring neural activity of regions involved in the control and mediation of autonomic processes, and in delineating such regions based on anatomical MRI contrast. Limitations arising from confounding signals are discussed, including challenges with distinguishing non-neural physiological effects from the neural signals of interest that reflect cardiorespiratory function. We also consider how recently developed data analysis techniques may be applied to high-field imaging data to uncover novel information about brain-heart interactions.

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Brainbrain–heartfunctional magnetic resonance imaginghigh-field imaginghigh resolution

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PMID27044994
PMCPMC4822447

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