This protocol describes a method for obtaining stable resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data from a rat using low dose isoflurane in combination with low dose dexmedetomidine.
Wallin, D. J., Sullivan, E. D. K., Bragg, E. M., Khokhar, J. Y., Lu, H., Doucette, W. T. Acquisition of Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data in the Rat. J. Vis. Exp. (174), e62596, doi:10.3791/62596 (2021).