Single-shot dual-z-shimmed sensitivity-encoded spiral-in/out imaging for functional MRI with reduced susceptibility artifacts

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 221-227

  Truong, Trong Kha ^a,b   Song, Allen W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fMRI; SENSE; Spiral; Susceptibility; z shim

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SHIMS;

BLOOD OXYGENATION LEVEL DEPENDENT; FMRI; FUNCTIONAL MRI (FMRI); HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; SENSE; SPIRAL; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; SUSCEPTIBILITY ARTIFACTS;

SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BLOOD OXYGENATION; BLOOD OXYGENATION LEVEL DEPENDENT IMAGING; BRAIN FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL DETECTION; SINGLE SHOT SPIRAL IN OUT IMAGING; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; Z SHIM GRADIENT;

EID: 37549004075     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21473     Document Type: Article

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