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ReviewMagnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine2024

Arterial Spin Labeling: Key Concepts and Progress Towards Use as a Clinical Tool.

Narjes Jaafar, David C Alsop

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Review in Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Magnetic resonance imaging.Science advances · 2026
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  10. Imaging brain energetics to advance metabolic psychiatry.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  11. Longitudinal MRI Characterization of TNMR in biomedicine · 2026
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  13. "MR Fingerprinting for Imaging Brain Hemodynamics and Oxygenation".Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2025
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  16. Advanced Techniques for MR Neuroimaging.Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Narjes JaafarDepartment of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6315-3325
David C AlsopDepartment of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8206-1995

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arterial spin labeling (ASL), a non-invasive MRI technique, has emerged as a valuable tool for researchers that can measure blood flow and related parameters. This review aims to provide a qualitative overview of the technical principles and recent developments in ASL and to highlight its potential clinical applications. A growing literature demonstrates impressive ASL sensitivity to a range of neuropathologies and treatment responses. Despite its potential, challenges persist in the translation of ASL to widespread clinical use, including the lack of standardization and the limited availability of comprehensive training. As experience with ASL continues to grow, the final stage of translation will require moving beyond single site observational studies to multi-site experience and measurement of the added contribution of ASL to patient care and outcomes.

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Cerebrovascular CirculationSpin LabelsBrainHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSpin Labelsarterial spin labelingcerebral blood flowfunctional magnetic resonanceperfusion

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PMID38880616
PMCPMC11234948

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