Modeling an equivalent b-value in diffusion-weighted steady-state free precession.

Benjamin C TendlerSean FoxleyMichiel CottaarSaad JbabdiKarla L Miller

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2020)

DW-SSFP can be used to investigate non-Gaussian diffusion by varying the flip angle. By fitting a model of non-Gaussian diffusion, the ADC in DW-SSFP can be estimated at an effective b-value, comparable to more conventional diffusion sequences.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging