Spatial location and strength of BOLD activation in high-spatial-resolution fMRI of the motor cortex: A comparison of spin echo and gradient echo fMRI at 7T

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 717-725

  Harmer, J ^a   Sanchez Panchuelo, R M ^a   Bowtell, R ^a   Francis, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FMRI; Gradient echo; Motor cortex; Spin echo; Ultrahigh field

Indexed keywords

FMRI; GRADIENT ECHO; MOTOR CORTEX; SPIN ECHO; ULTRAHIGH-FIELDS;

OXYGENATION;

SPIN POLARIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLD SIGNAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GRADIENT ECHO FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPIN ECHO FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STIMULUS; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; OXYGEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859640296     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1783     Document Type: Article

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