Customization of neonatal functional magnetic resonance imaging: A preclinical phantom-based study.

ABSTRACT: Over the past few decades, the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on neonates and very young children has increased dramatically in research and clinical settings. However, the specific characteristics of this population and the MRI standards largely derived from adult studies, pose serious practical challenges. The current study aims to provide general methodological guidelines for customized neonatal fMRI by assessing the performance of various fMRI hardware and software applications. Specifically, this article focuses on MR equipment (head coils) and MR sequences (singleband vs. multiband). We computed and compared the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the temporal SNR (tSNR) in different fMRI protocols using a small-size spherical phantom in three different commercial re

SUBMITTER: Quinones JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530025 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature