Optimizing gradient waveforms for microstructure sensitivity in diffusion-weighted MR

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-51

  Drobnjak, Ivana ^a   Siow, Bernard ^a   Alexander, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axon diameter; Diffusion MR; Generalized gradient waveform; Microstructure; OGSE; Oscillating gradients; PGSE; Pore size

Indexed keywords

AXON DIAMETER; GENERALIZED GRADIENTS; OGSE; OSCILLATING GRADIENTS; PGSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; OPTIMIZATION; PORE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSION;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; POROSITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POROSITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955923967     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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