Improving the spatial accuracy in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) based on the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) effect: Benefits from parallel imaging and a 32-channel head array coil at 1.5 Tesla

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 71-82

  Fellner, C ^a   Doenitz, C ^a   Finkenzeller, T ^a   Jung, E M ^a   Rennert, J ^a   Schlaier, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Array coil; BOLD; fMRI; Parallel imaging; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69449107928     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1222     Document Type: Article

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