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Composite image formation in z-shimmed functional MR imaging

R T Constable1, D D Spencer

  • 1Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8042, USA. consta@wallace.med.yale.edu

Summary

Z-shimming improves functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) sensitivity to microscopic magnetic field variations, enhancing brain activation detection. This method offers improved performance over standard imaging, especially with uniform magnetic fields.

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