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ArticleMagma (New York, N.Y.)2022

Introduction of a new simple dynamic phantom for physical BOLD effect simulation.

Themistoklis Boursianis, Georgios Kalaitzakis, Georgios Gourzoulidis, Apostolos Karantanas, Efrosini Papadaki, Thomas G Maris

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Themistoklis BoursianisDepartment of Medical Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. tboursianis@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2708-6794
Georgios KalaitzakisDepartment of Medical Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Georgios GourzoulidisResearch and Measurements Center of OHS Hazardous Agents, OHS Directorate, Hellenic Ministry of Labor, Athens, Greece.
Apostolos KarantanasDepartment of Radiology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Efrosini PapadakiDepartment of Radiology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Thomas G MarisDepartment of Medical Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

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Abstract

objectiveTo propose a new method of simulating the BOLD contrast using a dynamic, easy to construct and operate, low-cost physical phantom. MATERIALS AND

methodsA structure of thin pipelines passing through a gel volume was used to simulate blood vessels in human tissue. Quantitative T2*, R2* measurements were used to study the signal change of the phantom. BOLD fMRI experiments and analysis were performed to evaluate its potential use as an fMRI simulator.

resultsExperimental T2*, R2* measurements showed similar behavior with published references. BOLD contrast was successfully achieved with the proposed method. In addition, there were several proposed parameters, like the angle of the phantom relative to B0, which can easily adjust the signal change and the activation area. Coefficients of variation showed good reproducibility within a month period. Statistical t maps were produced with in-house software for the BOLD measurements. DISCUSSION: T2*maps and BOLD images confirm the potential use of this phantom as an fMRI simulator and also as a tool for studying sensitivity and specificity of BOLD sequences/algorithms.

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Brain MappingMagnetic Resonance ImagingAlgorithmsHumansOxygenPhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsOxygenAgaroseBOLDfMRIPhantomSimulation

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