Functional MRI in human subjects with gradient-echo and spin-echo EPI at 9.4 T

Juliane Budde1, G Shajan, Maxim Zaitsev

  • 1Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, High Field Magnetic Resonance Center, Tübingen, Germany; Graduate School of Neural and Behavioural Sciences, International Max Planck Research School, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

Summary

Ultra-high field functional MRI at 9.4 T improves spatial specificity. Spin-echo echo-planar imaging reduces venous signal contributions compared to gradient-echo, enhancing functional MRI resolution.