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  • 1Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5488, United States. gary.glover@stanford.edu

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Spiral imaging techniques offer superior BOLD fMRI performance compared to Echo Planar Imaging. Spiral-in/out methods significantly improve signal recovery in frontal and whole brain regions, enhancing fMRI data quality.

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  • Neuroimaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

Background:

  • T2*-weighted Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) fMRI necessitates efficient k-space sampling for rapid brain coverage.
  • Echo Planar Imaging (EPI), the standard method, uses a Cartesian trajectory susceptible to motion and off-resonance artifacts.
  • EPI's gradient waveform characteristics near the k-space origin amplify cardiac-induced pulsatile motion sensitivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of spiral imaging techniques against conventional EPI for BOLD fMRI.
  • To investigate the benefits of spiral-in and spiral-out trajectories for improved signal acquisition and artifact reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of Echo Planar Imaging (EPI) with spiral-in and spiral-out k-space trajectories.
  • Acquisition of T2*-weighted BOLD fMRI data.
  • Measurement of temporal signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and recovered voxel volumes in 8 subjects.

Main Results:

  • Spiral methods demonstrate reduced sensitivity to motion and shorter readout times compared to EPI.
  • Spiral-in/out trajectories mitigate susceptibility-induced signal dropout and enhance BOLD signal.
  • Significant increases in recovered voxel volumes were observed with spiral-in/out over EPI in frontal (18%) and whole brain (10%) regions.

Conclusions:

  • Spiral imaging, particularly spiral-in/out, offers substantial advantages over EPI for BOLD fMRI.
  • These advanced spiral techniques lead to improved data quality and increased sensitivity in key brain areas.
  • Spiral imaging represents a promising alternative for efficient and robust functional neuroimaging.