Speaker: Dr. Charles Chang, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong​

Abstract

Fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques have opened a new window in neuroscience research in past two decades. The most popular fast MRI technique is single-shot echo-planar imaging (ssEPI), which has been used to preform functional MRI (fMRI) research and to acquire diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) data. However, ssEPI suffers from susceptibility artifacts and cannot achieve high spatial resolution. In this talk, I will give an introduction of recently developed multi-shot EPI acquisition and reconstruction techniques that can greatly improve the image quality and spatial resolution for both fMRI and DWI studies.