Parallel imaging acceleration of EPIK for reduced image distortions in fMRI

► Accelerated EPIK, an imaging method for dynamic MRI has been demonstrated at 3 T. ► Accelerated EPIK offered a higher imaging speed and less image distortions than EPI. ► Visual fMRI results from accelerated EPIK showed high similarity with those from EPI. ► The use of accelerated EPIK in fMRI was also verified with an MRI simulator, JEMRIS.