Recently, the main issue in neuroscience has been the imaging of the functional connectivity in the brain. No modality that can measure functional connectivity directly, however, has been developed yet. Here, we show the novel MRI sequence, called the partial spinlock sequence toward direct measurements of functional connectivity. This study investigates a probable measurement of phase differences directly associated with functional connectivity. By employing partial spinlock imaging, the neural magnetic field might influence the magnetic resonance signals. Using simulation and phantom studies to model the neural magnetic fields, we showed that magnetic resonance signals vary depending on the phase of an externally applied oscillating magnetic field with non-right flip angles. These results suggest that the partial spinlock sequence is a promising modality for functional connectivity measurements.
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