Feasibility of vagus nerve stimulation-synchronized blood oxygenation level-dependent functional MRI
Bohning D, Lomarev M, Denslow S, Nahas Z, Shastri A, George M
Investigative Radiology · 2001
Key finding
Interleaved VNS-synchronized BOLD fMRI was feasible in implanted patients and detected stimulation-locked activation in the thalamus, insula, cingulate and other cortical regions.
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 9
Cite this study
Bohning, D., Lomarev, M., Denslow, S., Nahas, Z., Shastri, A., & George, M. (2001). Feasibility of vagus nerve stimulation-synchronized blood oxygenation level-dependent functional MRI. Investigative Radiology.
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