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  • 1Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

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Multiband echo-shifted (MESH) echo planar imaging (EPI) accelerates functional MRI (fMRI) data acquisition. This technique achieves faster imaging without compromising sensitivity, making it ideal for low-field MRI.

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  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Functional Neuroimaging
  • Image Acquisition Techniques

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  • Accelerated data acquisition is crucial for functional MRI (fMRI) to improve temporal resolution and reduce motion artifacts.
  • Standard multiband echo planar imaging (EPI) techniques offer acceleration but can be limited by signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) reductions.
  • Existing methods may not fully utilize available acquisition time, especially in low static magnetic field environments.

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  • To introduce and evaluate the Multiband Echo-shifted (MESH) EPI technique.
  • MESH EPI combines echo-shifted acquisition with in-plane and multiband acceleration using parallel imaging.
  • To assess MESH EPI's performance against standard multiband and EPI methods in terms of speed and SNR.

Main Methods:

Keywords:
RSNSMSconnectivityfast imagingphysiological noisesimultaneous multi-slice imaging

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  • Implementation of MESH EPI by inserting an additional EPI readout within the dead time between slice selection and standard EPI readout.
  • Acquisition of data at 1.5 T in healthy subjects using MESH EPI, multiband EPI, and standard EPI.
  • Comparison of techniques using temporal signal-to-noise ratio (tSNR) measurements and resting-state fMRI data analysis.

Main Results:

  • MESH EPI achieved acquisition speeds 2-3 times faster than conventional multiband EPI for echo shift factors of 1 and 2, respectively.
  • No additional degradation in time course SNR was observed with MESH EPI beyond that inherent to multiband imaging.
  • Functional results from resting-state fMRI were qualitatively similar across MESH EPI, multiband EPI, and standard EPI.

Conclusions:

  • MESH EPI offers significant acceleration of fMRI image acquisition.
  • The technique provides this acceleration without a loss in data sensitivity.
  • MESH EPI is particularly suitable for low static magnetic field strengths and lower spatial resolutions, enhancing fMRI utility.