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Have a look at some of todayıs posts on the HCP-Users mailing list: http:[log in to unmask] Peace, Matt. On 2/2/17, 4:02 PM, "FSL - FMRIB's Software Library on behalf of Ben Chernoff" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hello FSL experts, > >I'm writing to inquire about the best way to acquire a novel sequence for >use at my neuroimaging center. In the coming months we will have our >scanner (SIEMENS MAGNETOM TrioTim) upgraded to the SIEMENS PRISMA >Magnetom FIT. This upgrade will enable us to utilize multiband >acquisition, which is the primary change that excites me. > >Our current sequence is pre-packaged and not amenable to major change, as >we have no one in our lab with the expertise to modify the code. We >currently collect one B0 image with P->A phase encoding, followed by 10 >B0 images A->P, followed by 60 DWI A->P at b=1000, with 71 diffusion >directions total. We previously collected fieldmaps as well but I have >found that using TOPUP to generate them works significantly and >dramatically better. > >After reading much of the work by members of your group including Dr. >Jbabdi, I am interested in a multi-shell acquisition that includes DWI at >b=1000; 2000; and 3000. The only constraint we have is that I work >primarily with neurosurgery patients and this limits the total >acquisition time that will be realistic for us to use. We need a sequence >that can be completed in 15 minutes, or 20 at most. > >If anyone has any advice on how I can go about acquiring a sequence of >this sort that could be used with our new scanner, or who might be a good >person to get in touch with, it would be greatly appreciated. I've heard >that sometimes these sequences are intellectual property and so I hope I >am not sounding too naive in asking, but I was hoping someone could help. >I can also be reached privately at [log in to unmask] > >Thank you very much and thank you for all that FMRIB does! > >-Ben Chernoff