Diffusion MRI

[suren1111]

Dear Admin,
I would like to know types of Diffusion MRI. I would also like to know Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging.

[aelster]

Dear Suren111,

Diffusion kurtosis imaging is still in the research stage, but very interesting. I didn't include it in the routine Q&A's but may consider putting it into an advanced section in the future.

The basic idea is that the diffusion rate, even along a fixed direction, is not necessarily constant. Experimental evidence shows that water molecules tend to slow down faster than expected by a simple gaussian curve the further they are away from their origin. This can be expressed by a kurtosis factor, K, in that direction.

I have attached a recent review article from the AJR you may find helpful.

Allen Elster