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Abstract #2779

Self-Correction of Image Distortion in High-Field EPI Using EPI Phase

Kathryn E. Hammond1,2, Duan Xu1, Doug AC Kelley3, Sarah J. Nelson1,2

1Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), CA, USA; 2UCSF/UCB Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering; 3GE Global Healthcare


At high fields echo-planar imaging (EPI) becomes increasingly distorted due to imperfections in the magnetic field. This study implemented a technique for using the phase of the EPI to self-correct image distortion and demonstrated its application to phantom and in-vivo human data acquired at 3T and 7T.