The imaging technique that identifies differences in blood flow to particular regions through detection of differences in the relative proportions of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin is the

A. X-ray.
B. MRI scan.
C. sonogram.
D. fMRI scan.
E. CT scan.


Answer: D

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