Monte Carlo Simulator for Diffusion-weighted Imaging Sequences

We developed a Monte Carlo simulator for diffusion-weighted imaging sequences which displays the motion of water molecules and computes the dynamic phase dispersion due to the applied motion probing gradients. This simulator can be used to validate the analytical equations of diffusion models and un...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tachibana, Yasuhiko, Duval, Tanguy, Obata, Takayuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2020
Materias:
Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8203474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32418924
http://dx.doi.org/10.2463/mrms.bc.2020-0013
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Sumario:We developed a Monte Carlo simulator for diffusion-weighted imaging sequences which displays the motion of water molecules and computes the dynamic phase dispersion due to the applied motion probing gradients. This simulator can be used to validate the analytical equations of diffusion models and understand their limitations due to their approximations. Here, we introduce the software and some specific use cases. The software can be downloaded from the following website: https://www.nirs.qst.go.jp/amr_diag.

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