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Advanced magnetic resonance neuroimaging techniques play an important adjunct role to conventional MRI sequences for better depiction and characterization of a variety of brain disorders. In this article we briefly review the basic principles and clinical utility of a select number of these techniques, including clinical functional MRI for presurgical planning, clinical diffusion tensor imaging and related techniques, dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion imaging using gadolinium injection, and arterial spin labeling perfusion imaging. The article focuses on general principles of clinical MRI acquisition protocols, relevant factors affecting image quality, and a general framework for obtaining images for each of these techniques. We also present relevant advances for acquiring these types of imaging sequences in a clinical setting.

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Vossough, A. Advanced pediatric neuroimaging. Pediatr Radiol 53, 1314–1323 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-022-05519-z

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