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Abstract #2976

ASL Labeling Efficiency in Healthy Children

Dustin Kenneth Ragan1, Jose A. Pineda1

1Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States

We investigated the reliability of ASL for studies in children. Because children have more rapid hemodynamics than adults, they are potentially susceptible to failure of the labeling process, particularly in neonates.

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