Simulation of the effect of diffusion on asymmetric spin echo based quantitative BOLD: An investigation of the origin of deoxygenated blood volume overestimation
Alan J. Stone, Naomi C Holland, Avery J.L. Berman, Nicholas P. Blockley
This study investigates why asymmetric spin echo qBOLD overestimates deoxygenated blood volume and finds diffusion effects and vessel size dependence contribute to the error.