Accelerated spin‐echo functional MRI using multisection excitation by simultaneous spin‐echo interleaving (MESSI) with complex‐encoded generalized slice dithered enhanced resolution (cgSlider) simultaneous multislice echo‐planar imaging

Spin‐echo functional MRI (SE‐fMRI) has the potential to improve spatial specificity when compared with gradient‐echo fMRI. However, high spatiotemporal resolution SE‐fMRI with large slice‐coverage is challenging as SE‐fMRI requires a long echo time to generate blood oxygenation level‐dependent (BOLD) contrast, leading to long repetition times. The aim of this work is to develop an acquisition method that enhances the slice‐coverage of SE‐fMRI at high spatiotemporal resolution.

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