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Diffusion MRI helps study cellular structure in tissues. This review covers challenges in relating diffusion metrics to complex tissue structures and indirect MRI signal measurements, aiding in understanding biological tissues.

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Background:

Diffusion MRI is a key technique for investigating the microstructure of biological tissues.
Understanding the relationship between diffusion processes and complex tissue structures is challenging.
The MRI signal's indirect dependence on diffusion, influenced by measurement techniques, adds complexity.

Purpose of the Study:

To review established knowledge for addressing challenges in diffusion MRI analysis.
To clarify the complex relationship between diffusion and heterogeneous biological structures.
To explain the indirect nature of MRI signal acquisition in diffusion studies.

Main Methods:

Review of established physical principles relating diffusion to structure.
Analysis of the indirect relationship between MRI signal and diffusion.
Discussion of the ill-posed nature of inverse problems in diffusion MRI.

Main Results:

The paper consolidates foundational knowledge for interpreting diffusion MRI data.
It highlights the intricate connection between diffusion metrics and heterogeneous tissue environments.
It explains how MRI signal acquisition methods influence diffusion measurements.

Conclusions:

This review provides a basis for tackling the first two major challenges in diffusion MRI.
It emphasizes the complexity of inferring cellular structure from diffusion MRI data.
Readers are cautioned about potential difficulties when solving the inverse problem.