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We evaluate a new approach for achieving diffusion MRI data with high spatial resolution, large volume coverage, and fast acquisition speed. A recent method called gSlider-SMS enables whole-brain sub-millimeter diffusion MRI with high…
Purpose: To develop an efficient simultaneous multi-slab imaging method with blipped-controlled aliasing in parallel imaging (blipped-SMSlab) in a 4D k-space framework, and demonstrate its efficacy in high-resolution diffusion MRI (dMRI).…
Purpose: To develop an accelerated, robust, and accurate diffusion MRI acquisition and reconstruction technique for submillimeter whole human brain in-vivo scan on a clinical scanner. Methods: We extend the ultra-high resolution diffusion…
Functional MRI (fMRI) is commonly used for interpreting neural activities across the brain. Numerous accelerated fMRI techniques aim to provide improved spatiotemporal resolutions. Among these, simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) imaging has…
Advanced diffusion MRI models are being explored to study the complex microstructure of the brain with higher accuracy. However, these techniques require long acquisition times. Simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) accelerates data acquisition by…
Diffusion MRI (dMRI) is a unique imaging technique for in vivo characterization of tissue microstructure and white matter pathways. However, its relatively long acquisition time implies greater motion artifacts when imaging, for example,…
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is a crucial non-invasive technique for exploring the microstructure of the living human brain. Traditional hand-crafted and model-based tissue microstructure reconstruction methods often require…
3D multi-slab acquisitions are an appealing approach for diffusion MRI because they are compatible with the imaging regime delivering optimal SNR efficiency. In conventional 3D multi-slab imaging, shot-to-shot phase variations caused by…
Purpose: B1+ and T1 corrections and dynamic multi-coil shimming approaches were proposed to improve the fidelity of high isotropic resolution Generalized slice dithered enhanced resolution (gSlider) diffusion imaging. Methods: An extended…
Simultaneous multislice (SMS) imaging is a one of the acceleration technique of magnetic resonance imaging. SMS requires accurate sensitivity distributions in the slice plane for each receiving coil. This requirement is difficult to satisfy…
Simultaneous multislice (SMS) imaging is a powerful technique for accelerating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acquisitions. However, SMS reconstruction remains challenging due to complex signal interactions between and within the excited…
Purpose: This work aims to raise a novel design for navigator-free multiband (MB) multishot uniform-density spiral (UDS) acquisition and reconstruction, and to demonstrate its utility for high-efficiency, high-resolution diffusion imaging.…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) super-resolution (SR) methods that computationally enhance low-resolution acquisitions to approximate high-resolution quality offer a compelling alternative to expensive high-field scanners. In this work we…
Increasing imaging speed is of utmost importance in in-vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). With simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) MRI we can simultaneously acquire several slices of an object, which allows for higher undersampling factors…
Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI) is widely used to assess various cardiac conditions such as cardiac motion and blood flow. To accelerate MR acquisition, techniques such as undersampling and Simultaneous Multi-Slice (SMS) are often…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a crucial non-invasive imaging modality. In routine clinical practice, multi-stack thick-slice acquisitions are widely used to reduce scan time and motion sensitivity, particularly in challenging…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), including diffusion MRI (dMRI), serves as a ``microscope'' for anatomical structures and routinely mitigates the influence of low signal-to-noise ratio scans by compromising temporal or spatial resolution.…
High spatial and temporal resolution across the whole brain is essential to accurately resolve neural activities in fMRI. Therefore, accelerated imaging techniques target improved coverage with high spatio-temporal resolution. Simultaneous…
Multi-shot echo planar imaging (msEPI) is a promising approach to achieve high in-plane resolution with high sampling efficiency and low T2* blurring. However, due to the geometric distortion, shot-to-shot phase variations and potential…
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) can be used to characterise the microstructure of the nervous tissue, e.g. to delineate brain white matter connections in a non-invasive manner via fibre tracking. Magnetic Resonance…