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Analysis for quantifying microscopic diffusion anisotropy

US9995812B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CR Development AB · SE

Inventors

Daniel Topgaard · Lund, SE
Samo Lasic · Lund, SE
Markus Nilsson · Espoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	May 3, 2013
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N24/081
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention describes a method for quantifying microscopic diffusion anisotropy and/or mean diffusivity in a material by analysis of echo attenuation curves acquired with two different gradient modulations schemes, wherein one gradient modulation scheme is based on isotropic diffusion weighting and the other gradient modulation scheme is based on non-isotropic diffusion weighting, and wherein the method comprises analyzing by comparing the signal decays of the two acquired echo attenuation curves.

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