Keywords: Image Reconstruction, Image Reconstruction
Motivation: In functional and diffusion MRI, multi-shot EPI enhances spatial resolution and minimizes distortion compared to single-shot scans. However, its vulnerability to shot-to-shot phase variations presents a significant challenge, with various proposed methods having drawbacks.
Goal(s): We propose a robust, navigator-free, computational efficient multi-shot method without SNR penalty.
Approach: In readout-segmented multi-shot EPI, we exploit the k-space overlapped regions between adjacent segments to extract relative phase fluctuations. This method, inspired by ESPIRiT and nonlinear gradient calibration, efficiently extracts shot-dependent phase variations in subspace.
Results: Our ex-vivo and in-vivo scans, including diffusion-weighted imaging, successfully achieves a high in-plane resolution of about 0.6mm without ghost artifacts.
Impact: Our proposed multi-shot technique eliminates the needs for time-consuming navigators, provides robust high-resolution diffusion and potentially functional imaging, and could be easily adapted for interleaved Cartesian and spiral EPI allowing robust phase error estimation from merely small k-space regions.
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