Characterization of Nyquist ghost in EPI-fMRI acquisition sequences implemented on two clinical 1.5 T MR scanner systems: Effect of readout bandwidth and echo spacing

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 170-180

  Giannelli, Marco ^a   Diciotti, Stefano ^b   Tessa, Carlo ^c   Mascalchi, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echo planar imaging; Echo spacing; fMRI; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nyquist ghost; Readout bandwidth

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650067402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i4.3237     Document Type: Article

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