Blood‐oxygen level dependent MRI measures of cerebrovascular reactivity using a controlled respiratory challenge: Reproducibility and gender differences

To evaluate the reproducibility and gender differences in cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) measurements obtained using the blood‐oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response to controlled changes in end‐tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PETCO2).

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