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Background and purpose  Arterial spin labeling(ASL)with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an effective method for estimating cerebral blood flow (CBF). Furthermore, assessing perfusion territories of arteries is useful for determining the treatment strategy of patients with carotid artery stenosis. ASL with selective vessel labeling is an effective method to obtain perfusion mapping, however, the application for selective labeling is not installed on all MR scanners. The purpose of this study is to establish a method to selectively mask in the labeling area using material with high susceptibility instead of selectively labeling to obtain a partial perfusion image.    Materials and methods  ASL perfusion images were performed in five volunteers. Masking was applied by placing a stainless-steel bolt and nuts on the neck. The area of artifacts extended to the carotid artery was confirmed by the localizer image. In the obtained masked ASL, blood flow of the left and right cerebrum and cerebellum was measured and compared with control ASL without masking. By subtracting masked ASL from the control ASL, the perfusion territory of the carotid artery on the masked side was identified.    Results  Mean CBF which was 39.6 ml/(100 g × min) in control ASL decreased to 16.1 ml/(100 g × min) in masked ASL, and the masking ratio was 59.6%. There were no significant differences in the CBF of non-masked areas under the control ASL condition (39.6± 5.2 ml/[100 g × min]) btween that under the masked ASL condition (39.4 ± 7.0 ml/[100 g × min]). By subtracting masked ASL from control ASL, we successfully visualized the hemilateral carotid artery’s perfusion territory.    Conclusion  Intentional susceptibility artifacts with non-magnetic metals on the neck can mask spin labeling of the carotid artery. Furthermore, hemilateral carotid artery perfusion territories can be visualized in hemilaterally masked ASL.

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Hemilaterally masked arterial spin labeling by intentional magnetic field changes in the labeling area due to placement of material with high susceptibility