Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
667-03-009 ISMRM Abstract

3D-EPI outperforms 2D-EPI for High Resolution Retinotopic fMRI Using Population Receptive Field Mapping

Primary: Brain Function and fMRI - fMRI Acquisition
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Artifacts and Correction Strategies
667-03-009 · MR Acquisition Gems · Thursday, 14 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: 3D-EPI BOLD-fMRI NORDIC Visual cortex PRF Mapping
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Dominik Zuschlag 1, David Linhardt1, Rüdiger Stirnberg2, Christian Windischberger1
1Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2MR Physics, Bonn, Germany
Presenting Author: Dominik Zuschlag

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