Best fMRIPrep practice for pooled resting state analysis: fieldmap-less approach?

Hi :slight_smile:

I am running an analysis pooling resting-state scans from 3 studies from the same site (conducted on the same MRI scanner, but with slightly different acquisitions). Of the three studies, two have fieldmaps associated (one with a directly acquired B0 map and the other with blip-up blip-down EPI), whilst the third study has no fieldmaps at all.

For consistency I am wondering if applying a fieldmap-less approach (using --force-syn-sdc) might be the best practice to ensure consistency across all sites?

Thanks :slight_smile:

Hi @etow6030,

You might be interested in SynBOLD-DisCo instead of the fMRIPrep built in approach.

Best,

Steven

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