Comparison of BOLD and CBV using 3D EPI and 3D GRASE for cortical layer functional MRI at 7 T.

Alexander J S BeckettTetiana DadakovaJennifer TownsendLaurentius HuberSuhyung ParkDavid A Feinberg

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2020)

Three-dimensional EPI with VASO contrast and 3D-GRASE with BOLD contrast both demonstrate sufficient sensitivity and specificity for laminar functional MRI to be used by neuroscientists in a wide range of investigations of depth-dependent neural circuitry in the human brain.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
resting state
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
functional connectivity
optical coherence tomography