On a Trio, you should be safe with MB=6, in terms of getting robust, good
quality reconstructions. If you want to push to MB=8, look carefully if
you're comfortable with the increased level of artifacts that begin to
occur at that MB factor on a Trio.
cheers,
-MH
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Michael Harms, Ph.D.
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Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry, Box 8134
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On 2/21/13 9:00 AM, "Ted Satterthwaite" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Dear fMRIB,
>
>This may be a bit off-topic, but can your group offer any advice
>regarding the best acquisition parameters for mutiband EPI sequences for
>resting-state data? I noted the parameters used in your recent (and
>awesome) PNAS paper on resting-state temporal dynamics. However, with
>the range of acceleration factors available, it seems that even faster
>TRs are quite feasible. Is data available to direct these decisions?
>Alternately, is there an outcome measure that you can suggest to evaluate
>data acquired under different parameters?
>
>Thanks for any advice you can provide.
>
>Best,
>Ted
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