Timing Is Everything: How Subtle Timing Changes in <scp>MRI</scp> Echo Planar Imaging Can Significantly Alter Mechanical Vibrations and Sound Level

Minimal timing adjustments provide an effective, reconstruction-agnostic strategy to reduce acoustic noise, to mitigate ghosting artifacts, and to expand feasible EPI parameters space. The proposed model paves the way towards quieter, higher-quality EPI scans, particularly valuable for ultra-high-field and high-speed imaging.