With the increasing need for translational readouts, the number of fMRI studies in rodents has grown exponentially in the recent years. Nonetheless, methodological questions regarding fMRI data acquisition in small animals yet have been poorly addressed. In this work, we evaluate the use of the PRESTO sequence for fMRI in rodents: a 3D alternative to EPI using echo-shifting and echo-trains minimizing distortions and artefacts related to the higher magnetic fields, while providing better brain coverage and faster temporal resolution, allowing appropriate physiological noise sampling.
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