Abstract #4441
Resting state spinal cord functional connectivity at 3 Tesla
Robert L Barry 1,2 , Seth A Smith 1,2 , and John C Gore 1,2
1
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging
Science, Nashville, TN, United States,
2
Radiology
and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center, Nashville, TN, United States
Spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging
studies have typically used task-based paradigms to
elicit activation, but a recent resting state study at 7
Tesla demonstrated the existence of resting state
networks in the human spinal cord. In this abstract we
translate the acquisition, preprocessing, and analysis
methods developed at 7 Tesla down to 3 Tesla. Our
results suggest that with a longer run length these
spinal cord networks may similarly be detected at 3
Tesla, and therefore may have immediate and widespread
clinical applicability for studying diseases of the
central nervous system.
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