Q-ball imaging models: comparison between high and low angular resolution diffusion-weighted MRI protocols for investigation of brain white matter integrity.

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Abstract

Q-ball imaging (QBI) is one of the typical data models for quantifying white matter (WM) anisotropy in diffusion-weighted MRI (DwMRI) studies. Brain and spinal investigation by high angular resolution DwMRI (high angular resolution imaging (HARDI)) protocols exhibits higher angular resolution in diffusion imaging compared to low angular resolution models, although with longer acquisition times. We aimed to assess the difference between QBI-derived anisotropy values from high and low angular resolution DwMRI protocols and their potential advantages or shortcomings in neuroradiology.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Neuroradiology

Title: Neuroradiology

Publisher: Springer Nature America, Inc

ISSN (Electronic): 1432-1920

ISSN (Print): 0028-3940

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2016

Volume: 58

Issue: 2

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[1 ] MRI Research Center SUN-FISM-Neurological Institute for Diagnosis and Care "Hermitage Capodimonte", Naples, Italy.

[2 ] Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.

[3 ] Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy. faesposito@unisa.it.

[4 ] Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. faesposito@unisa.it.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s00234-015-1616-3

DOI: 10.1007/s00234-015-1616-3

PubMed ID: 26573606

SO-VID: b61e0f96-072a-4ecb-a521-b461cff51681

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Keywords: White matter,DTI,Fiber tracts,Fractional anisotropy,HARDI

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Keywords: White matter, DTI, Fiber tracts, Fractional anisotropy, HARDI

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