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TITLE
The tensor distribution function.
ABSTRACT
Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging is a powerful tool that can be employed to study white matter microstructure by examining the 3D displacement profile of water molecules in brain tissue. By applying diffusion-sensitized gradients along a minimum of six directions, second-order tensors (represented by three-by-three positive definite matrices) can be computed to model dominant diffusion processes. However, conventional DTI is not sufficient to resolve more complicated white matter configurations, e.g., crossing fiber tracts. Recently, a number of high-angular resolution schemes with more than six gradient directions have been employed to address this issue. In this article, we introduce the tensor distribution function (TDF), a probability function defined on the space of symmetric positive definite matrices. Using the calculus of variations, we solve the TDF that optimally describes the observed data. Here, fiber crossing is modeled as an ensemble of Gaussian diffusion processes with weights specified by the TDF. Once this optimal TDF is determined, the orientation distribution function (ODF) can easily be computed by analytic integration of the resulting displacement probability function. Moreover, a tensor orientation distribution function (TOD) may also be derived from the TDF, allowing for the estimation of principal fiber directions and their corresponding eigenvalues.
DATE PUBLISHED
2009 Jan
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
entrez 2008/12/20 09:00
pubmed 2008/12/20 09:00
medline 2009/02/28 09:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Leow AD Leow A D AD Neuropsychiatric Hospital and LONI (Laboratory of NeuroImaging), University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. feuillet@ucla.edu
Zhu S Zhu S S
Zhan L Zhan L L
McMahon K McMahon K K
de Zubicaray GI de Zubicaray G I GI
Meredith M Meredith M M
Wright MJ Wright M J MJ
Toga AW Toga A W AW
Thompson PM Thompson P M PM
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 61
ISSUE: 1
TITLE: Magnetic resonance in medicine
ISOABBREVIATION: Magn Reson Med
YEAR: 2009
MONTH: Jan
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1522-2594
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Magn Reson Med
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 0740-3194
NLMUNIQUEID: 8505245
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Evaluation Studies
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
REFTYPE REFSOURCE REFPMID NOTE
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GRANTID AGENCY COUNTRY
R01 EB007813 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
R01 EB007813 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
R01 EB007813-02 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
R01 EB008281 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
R01 EB008281 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
R01 EB008281-12 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
R01 HD050735 NICHD NIH HHS United States
R01 HD050735 NICHD NIH HHS United States
R01 HD050735-02 NICHD NIH HHS United States
U54 RR021813 NCRR NIH HHS United States
U54 RR021813-05 NCRR NIH HHS United States
U54 RR02183 NCRR NIH HHS United States
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Algorithms
Brain anatomy & histology
Computer Simulation anatomy & histology
Data Interpretation, Statistical anatomy & histology
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Humans methods
Image Enhancement methods
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted methods
Imaging, Three-Dimensional methods
Models, Neurological methods
Models, Statistical methods
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated ultrastructure
Reproducibility of Results ultrastructure
Sensitivity and Specificity ultrastructure
Statistical Distributions ultrastructure
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
OTHER ID's
OTHERID SOURCE
NIHMS108588 NLM
PMC2770429 NLM