Impact of slice-specific z-shimming on T2*-weighted EPI for functional MRI of the human spinal cord at 7 Tesla

On z-shimming: settings maximizing the signal amplitude may not be derivable from the linear field component and may depend on the echo time

Author:Jürgen Finsterbusch  

Session Type:Digital Poster  

Session Date:Wednesday, 08 May 2024  

Session Name:fMRI Acquisition I  

Program Number:3303  

Room Session:Exhibition Hall (Hall 403)  

Institution:University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf  

T2*-weighted echo-planar imaging of the human brainstem and spinal cord at 7 Tesla with region-wise geometry, timing, and shim parameters