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Abstract #2843

Distortion correction of 3D EPI for cortical depth-resolved fMRI at 7T

Vahid Malekian1, Nadine N. Graedel1, Alice L. Hickling1, Ali Aghaeifar1,2, Nadège Corbin1,3, Oliver Josephs1, Eleanor A. Maguire1, and Martina F. Callaghan1
1Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2MR Research Collaborations, Siemens Healthcare Limited, Frimley, United Kingdom, 3Centre de Résonance Magnétique des Systèmes Biologiques, CNRS‐University Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Synopsis

Geometric distortion is a major concern for cortical depth-dependent fMRI using EPI readouts that suffer from low bandwidth in the phase-encoded direction. Distortions are exacerbated at higher field strengths due to increased B0 field inhomogeneity. In this study, we quantitatively compared two distortion correction methods (B0 field-mapping and reversed-PE) applied to submillimeter (0.8mm isotropic) 3DEPI data at 7T. Cortical alignment was evaluated through comparison with an anatomically-faithful MP2RAGE reference by computing the dice coefficient and normalised mutual information. Both distortion correction methods usefully improve alignment. The reversed-PE approach performed better.

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