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Taking advantage of non-steady-state imaging to increase temporal SNR for fMRI

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A technique called SASS increases temporal signal-to-noise ratio for functional MRI by taking advantage of the time it takes to reach steady state when collecting functional images.

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Fig. 1: The SASS approach.

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  1. Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Alexander J. S. Beckett & David A. Feinberg

  2. Advanced MRI Technologies LLC, Sebastopol, CA, USA

    Alexander J. S. Beckett

  3. Department of Neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Alexander J. S. Beckett & David A. Feinberg

  4. Weill Neurohub, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    David A. Feinberg

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A.J.S.B. is an employee of Advanced MRI Technologies. D.A.F. has equity in Advanced MRI Technologies.

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Beckett, A.J.S., Feinberg, D.A. Taking advantage of non-steady-state imaging to increase temporal SNR for fMRI. Nat Methods 23, 20–21 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-025-02992-w

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