Systems and methods for rescaling image intensities with diffusion MRI to synthesize complex diffusive geometries
US7994784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/58
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for scaling MR signal intensity after noise has been removed is disclosed. Because the signal in a DTI series varies with the apparent diffusivity in the direction of an applied gradient, one can multiply image data collected under actual clinical conditions with a spatially-dependent scaling function to synthesize different spatial diffusion distributions, after removal of noise. Recombination of the data with the removed noise preserves the bias in the system.
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