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Area of Science:

  • Neuroimaging
  • Medical Physics
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Double inversion-recovery (DIR) sequences with echo-planar imaging (EPI) readout enable selective grey matter imaging.
  • DIR-EPI is valuable for enhancing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) sensitivity.
  • Distortions inherent in EPI data necessitate correction for accurate geometric matching with fMRI datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare methods for correcting distortions in DIR-EPI images.
  • To identify an optimal distortion correction strategy for DIR-EPI data.
  • To ensure geometric consistency between corrected DIR-EPI and fMRI data.

Main Methods:

  • Evaluation of distortion correction methodologies for DIR-EPI images.
  • Application of the reversed-gradient method for distortion correction.
  • Acquisition of two DIR-EPI images with opposite k-space traversal.
  • Acquisition of two standard EPI images (without inversion pulses) with opposite k-space traversal for calculating distortion correction information.

Main Results:

  • A method using two DIR-EPI images with opposite k-space traversal was insufficient due to issues with nulled white matter signal.
  • The optimal procedure involved using two additional standard EPI scans to calculate distortion correction.
  • This calculated distortion information was then successfully applied to the DIR-EPI data.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method effectively corrects distortions in DIR-EPI images.
  • This technique ensures better geometric alignment of DIR-EPI data with fMRI datasets.
  • The findings facilitate more accurate and sensitive fMRI analyses using selective grey matter imaging.