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ArticleCase reports in ophthalmology

Application of Arterial Spin Labelling in Detecting Retinal Ischemia.

Ehsan Vaghefi, Kevin Kauv, Wilson Pan, David Squirrell

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Article in Case reports in ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ehsan VaghefiSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Kevin KauvSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Wilson PanSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
David SquirrellSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
University of Auckland · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHere, we have tried to quantify the chorioretinal blood perfusion in patients who are clinically identified to be suffering from retinal ischemia using arterial spin labelling (ASL) MRI.

methodFour participants, diagnosed with retinal ischemia based on their structural OCT and angiography test, were then scanned using anatomical MRI as well as ASL. We optimized MR parameters to maximize resolution and target fixation, blinking, and breathing ques to minimize motion artifacts.

resultsParticipants had a maximum of ∼50 mL/100 mL/min of blood perfusion, which is below the normal values of ∼200 mL/100 mL/min. It also appeared that thinning of the choroid contributes more to the measured decreased chorioretinal perfusion, compared to slowed arterial filling time.

conclusionDecreased chorioretinal perfusion is a multifactorial event and has been implicated in several posterior eye pathologies. Based on our current results, it seems that ischemia of the eye could be due to anatomy (tissue volume) and/or functionality (arterial flow).

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Arterial spin labellingChorioretinal blood flowChorioretinal ischemia

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PMID29422857
PMCPMC5803724
OpenAlexW2774656064

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