ASL is in general a safe technique, although injuries may occur as a result of failed safety procedures or human error like other MRI techniques. ASL, like other MRI modalities generate a fair amount of noise during the scan, so earplugs are advised.
Arterial spin labelling
Perfusion scanning
Blood-oxygen-level-dependent imaging
Perfusion MRI
Disease diffusion mapping
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Oxygen enhancement ratio
Intravascular fluorescence