Comparison of an 8-hannel and a 32-channel coil for high-resolution fMRI at 7 T

Roy Salomon; Jana Darulova; Mayur Narsude; Wietske Van Der Zwaag

doi:10.1007/s10548-013-0298-6

Comparison of an 8-hannel and a 32-channel coil for high-resolution fMRI at 7 T

Roy Salomon, Jana Darulova, Mayur Narsude, Wietske Van Der Zwaag

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Abstract

Multi-channel receive array rf-coils have become widely available for fMRI. The improved SNR and possibility of acquisition acceleration through parallel imaging are especially beneficial for high-resolution studies. In this study, an 8-channel and a 32-channel coil were compared in a high-resolution finger tapping fMRI experiment at 7 T. 1.3 mm³ resolution data acquired with the 32-channel coil provided higher image- and temporal SNR and yielded higher BOLD sensitivity measures, notably higher cluster sizes in MI/SI and increased z-scores, though not an increase in percent signal change. For sub-millimeter resolution fMRI data acquired with the 32-channel coil smaller clusters were found, though percent signal changes were significantly larger, due to reduced partial volume effects. These results demonstrate the utility of the use of an array coil with a large number of receive elements for high-resolution fMRI at ultra-high field.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-212
Number of pages	4
Journal	Brain Topography
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-013-0298-6
State	Published - Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This work was supported by the Centre d’Imagerie BioMédicale (CIBM) of the UNIL, UNIGE, HUG, CHUV, EPFL and the Leenaards and Jeantet Foundations. R.S. was supported by the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) ‘‘SYNAPSY—The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases’’ financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (No 51AU40_125759).

Keywords

7 T
BOLD sensitivity
Coil comparison
Sensory-motor cortex
fMRI

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Anatomy
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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