Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
565-03-008 ISMRM Abstract

Absence of Evidence or Evidence of Absence? How B1+ Inhomogeneity Degrades Interpretability of fMRI at Ultra-High Field

Primary: Brain Function and fMRI - fMRI Acquisition
Secondary: Brain Function and fMRI - fMRI Analysis
565-03-008 · Mesoscale Functional MRI and Acquisition Strategies · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: fMRI Acquisition Ultra-high field 3D-bSSFP PRF Mapping B1 inhomogeneity
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Dana Ramadan 1, Susanne Stoll1,2,3, Felix Glang1,4, Pablo Grassi1,5,6, Sebastian Mueller1,7, Klaus Scheffler1,8, Jonas Bause1
1High-Field Magnetic Resonance, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
2Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tuebingen, Germany
3German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Magdeburg, Germany
4Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
5Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Tuebingen, Germany
6Department of Psychology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
7Brain States for Plasticity, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany
8Department for Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Presenting Author: Dana Ramadan

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