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We previously reported cerebellar and putaminal transverse relaxation time (T2) differences in children with ADHD and in adults with childhood trauma. As brain T2 can be altered by deoxyhemoglobin concentration ([dHb]) and because [dHb] is proportional to regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV), at steady state we attributed those differences to rCBV changes. Studies in other species have established a correlation between T2 and rCBV; however this has yet to be demonstrated in human brain. Echo planar imaging (EPI) T2 relaxometry and dynamic susceptibility-contrast (DSC) MRI were used to measure T2 and rCBV in 11 healthy adults. Significant T2-rCBV correlations were observed in both cerebellar vermis and putamen (r=0.759,p=0.007;r=0.782,p=0.004, respectively). These correlations predict 9±3% and 10±3% rCBV changes, respectively, for each 1-msec change in T2. Consequently, brain T2 measurements may be useful for estimating steady-state rCBV.
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Anderson, C., Kaufman, M., Lowen, S. et al. Brain T2 relaxation times correlate with regional cerebral blood volume. MAGMA 18, 3–6 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-004-0076-2
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