Thermal Stimulus Task fMRI in the Cervical Spinal Cord at 7 Tesla.

Alan C Seifert Junqian Xu Yazhuo Kong Falk C Eippert Karla L MillerIrene TraceyS Johanna Vannesjo

Published in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)

First stimulus task fMRI results in the spinal cord at 7 TSingle-shot 0.75 mm 2D EPI produced the highest mean z-statisticMulti-shot 0.60 mm 2D EPI provided the best-localized activation and least distortionGroup-level sensory task fMRI of the spinal cord is feasible at 7 T.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
resting state
functional connectivity
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
magnetic resonance