From: Volumetric BOLD fMRI simulation: from neurovascular coupling to multivoxel imaging
Parameters | Settings | Remarks |
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B0 | 3 Tesla | Main static magnetic field |
Hct | 0.4 (dimensionless ratio) | Blood hematocrit |
Y | 0.6 (dimensionless ratio) | Oxygenation level = [0,1] |
χdo | 0.27 × 4π ppm (SI metrics) | = χdexoy - χoxy |
NAB | NAB(x, y, z) Gaussian ellipsoid | Neuroactive blob (Eq(1)) |
V(x, y, z) | Cortical vasculature (Eq(2)) | |
FOV: D0 × D0 × D0 | 2 × 2 × 2 mm3 | Cortical field of view |
FOV support matrix | 2048 × 2048 × 2048 | Digital geometry (1 μm grid) |
voxel: d0× d0× d0 | 32 × 32 × 32, 64 × 64 × 64, 128 × 128 × 128 | Three voxel sizes (1 μm grid) |
C[xn, yn, zn;TE] | 64 × 64 × 64, 32 × 32 × 32, 16 × 16 × 16 | Complex multivoxel image |
A[xn, yn, zn;TE] | Assuming non-negative | MR magnitude image(Eq(9)) |
P[xn, yn, zn;TE] | Assuming positive/zero/negative | MR phase image (Eq(9)) |
corrA | In a range of [0, 1] | Magnitude mapping (Eq(10) |
corrP | In a range of [0, 1] | Phase mapping (Eq(11)) |
TE | In a range of [0, 60] ms | Gradient echo time |