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Abstract #4441

Resting state spinal cord functional connectivity at 3 Tesla

Robert L Barry 1,2 , Seth A Smith 1,2 , and John C Gore 1,2

1 Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN, United States, 2 Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

Spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging studies have typically used task-based paradigms to elicit activation, but a recent resting state study at 7 Tesla demonstrated the existence of resting state networks in the human spinal cord. In this abstract we translate the acquisition, preprocessing, and analysis methods developed at 7 Tesla down to 3 Tesla. Our results suggest that with a longer run length these spinal cord networks may similarly be detected at 3 Tesla, and therefore may have immediate and widespread clinical applicability for studying diseases of the central nervous system.

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