Title :
Diffusion-tensor MRI: theory, experimental design, and data analysis
Author :
Basser, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Sect. on Tissue Biophys. & Biomimetics, Nat. Inst. of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Abstract :
The MR measurement of the effective diffusion tensor of water, D, in tissues is described. The definition and physical interpretation of quantitative MR parameters derived from D, (e.g., Trace(D) and measures of diffusion anisotropy) are presented. An overview of DT-MRI data acquisition, experimental design, artifacts and post-processing issues is also provided.
Keywords :
biodiffusion; biological tissues; biomedical MRI; statistical analysis; tensors; water; artifacts; data acquisition; data analysis; diffusion anisotropy; diffusion-tensor MRI; experimental design; post-processing issues; tissues; water; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Data analysis; Design for experiments; Diffusion tensor imaging; Ellipsoids; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106328
