Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 947-956 , September 2010

Assessment of spatial BOLD sensitivity variations in fMRI using gradient-echo field maps

  • Peter Mannfolk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Barngatan 2B, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 46 173146; fax: +46 46 178540.
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  • Ronnie Wirestam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Barngatan 2B, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
    • ,
  • Markus Nilsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Barngatan 2B, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
    • ,
  • Danielle van Westen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
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  • Freddy Ståhlberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Barngatan 2B, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden
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  • Johan Olsrud

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Medical Imaging and Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, MR Department, SE-22185 Lund, Sweden

Received 18 July 2009 ,Revised 14 April 2010 ,Accepted 8 May 2010.

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☆ This study was performed with generous support from the Swedish Research Council (grant no. 13514), the Crafoord Foundation and the Knut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation (grant no. 1998-0182).

PII: S0730-725X(10)00134-7

doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.05.003

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 947-956 , September 2010

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