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Abnormal cerebrovascular reactivity in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with or without smoking: a resting-state fMRI study
Lincoln Kartchner1, Linda Chang2, Thomas Ernst2, Huajun Liang2, Yuangi Shang2, and Peiying Liu1
1Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
Using resting-state CVR mapping, both HIV-infection and smoking were associated with lower CVR, but their effects were different across brain regions.
Figure 2. Group-wise comparisons of resting-state CVR in the thalamus.
Figure 3. Scatter plot of resting-state CVR in thalamus as a function of nadir CD4 count.