Erschienen in:
01.06.2012 | Short Communication
Lateralization of amygdala activation in fMRI may depend on phase-encoding polarity
verfasst von:
Krystyna A. Mathiak, Mikhail Zvyagintsev, Hermann Ackermann, Klaus Mathiak
Erschienen in:
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine
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Ausgabe 3/2012
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Abstract
Object
Susceptibility artifacts along the phase-encoding (PE) direction impact the activation pattern in the amygdala and may lead to systematic asymmetries. We implemented a triple-echo echo-planar imaging (EPI) sequence, acquiring opposite PE polarities along left–right PE direction in a single shot, to investigate its effects on amygdala lateralization.
Materials and Methods
Twelve subjects viewed emotional faces to evoke amygdala activation.
Results and Conclusion
A region of interest analysis revealed that the lateralization of amygdala responses depended on the PE polarity thus representing a pure method artifact. Alternating PE with multi-echo EPI reduced the artifact. Lateralized fMRI activation in areas with magnetic field inhomogeneities need to be interpreted with caution.