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ArticleJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2024

Letter to the editor: Deriving transfer function analysis metrics from driven methods.

Joel S Burma, Jonathan D Smirl

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Article in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Joel S BurmaCerebrovascular Concussion Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9756-5793
Jonathan D SmirlCerebrovascular Concussion Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1054-0038

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Abstract

Driven and spontaneous methods have been used to quantify the cerebral pressure-flow relationship via transfer function analysis (TFA). Commonly, TFA derived estimates are assessed using band averages within the very-low (0.02-0.07 Hz) and low (0.07-0.20 Hz) frequency during spontaneous oscillations but are quantified at frequencies of interest where blood pressure oscillations are driven (e.g., 0.05 and/or 0.10 Hz). Driven estimates more closely resemble the autoregulatory challenges individuals experience on a daily basis, while also eliciting higher levels of reliability. While driven estimates with point-estimates are not feasible for all clinical populations, these approaches increase the ability to understand pathophysiological changes.

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Cerebrovascular CirculationBlood PressureHumansarterial blood pressurecerebral blood velocitycerebral pressure-flow relationshipdriven techniquesTransfer function analysis

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PMID38466898
PMCPMC11318404

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