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Application And Advantage Of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Blood Oxygen Level Dependant (Bold) Imaging Modality, Humera Ahsan, Muhammad Akbar, Atta-Ul-Aleem Bhatti Nov 2009

Application And Advantage Of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Blood Oxygen Level Dependant (Bold) Imaging Modality, Humera Ahsan, Muhammad Akbar, Atta-Ul-Aleem Bhatti

Department of Radiology

The objective of the study was to introduce the availability of bold imaging facility at Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi for the first time in Pakistan and also to review the practical application and advantages of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and blood oxygen level dependant (BOLD) Imaging Procedures. The study was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi from August 2008 to November 2008 .Three patients were selected that had presented with intracranial space occupying lesions. They underwent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). The findings of the images were important to describe and localize the eloquent brain areas and …