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Dependence of Scan Parameters on Nerve Fiber Crossing Depiction in Diffusion Spectrum Imaging in Clinical Practice
Minghui Tang, Kazuya Oshinomi1, Kinya Ishizaka2
1Department of Radiology, Tonan Hospital.
Objective:
The objective of this study was to show the effect of the number of sampling points (NS) and the maximum b value (bmax) on fiber crossing detection in diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) in clinical practice.
Methods:
We performed 3-Tesla DSI in which we changed the NS (62-258) while keeping bmax at 8000 s/mm and in which we changed the bmax (4000-8000 s/mm) while keeping the NS at 129. The superior longitudinal fasciculus volume and the proportion of nerve voxels in which at least 2 (Rcr2) or 3 (Rcr3) nerve fiber bundles crossed were calculated.
Results:
When bmax was set to 8000 s/mm, mean Rcr2 and Rcr3 values and superior longitudinal fasciculus volumes significantly increased with higher NSs, but they did not significantly change when we varied bmax with 129 NS.
Conclusions:
Depiction sensitivity of nerve fiber crossing in DSI improves at higher NS and bmax settings, but a bmax insensitivity appears at an intermediate NS such as 129.
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