Chapter 6

Author: Peter Bandettini (National Institutes of Health)

Section 6.1. Introduction
Section 6.2. Information Content
6.2.1: Blood volume
6.2.2: Blood oxygenation
6.2.3: Blood perfusion
6.2.4: Haemodynamic specificity

Section 6.3. Sensitivity
6.3.1: Optimizing fMRI contrast
6.3.2: Maximizing signal
6.3.3: Reducing physiological fluctuations
6.3.4: Minimizing temporal artefacts

Section 6.4. Issues of Resolution and Speed
6.4.1: Acquisition speed
6.4.2: Image resolution
6.4.3: Brain coverage

Section 6.5. Structural and Functional Image Quality
6.5.1: Functional time series image quality
6.5.2: High resolution structural image quality

Section 6.6. Conclusion