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  • Neuroscience
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  • Ultra-low-field MRI (ULF-MRI) offers cost-effectiveness, portability, and accessibility advantages over high-field MRI.
  • Despite lower signal-to-noise ratio, advanced computational methods make ULF-MRI contrasts like diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) feasible.
  • ULF-MRI holds potential for large-scale deployment and broader accessibility in research and clinical settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the capabilities and constraints of ULF tractography.
  • To assess the feasibility of ULF-MRI for mapping white matter microstructure.
  • To compare ULF-MRI tractography results with high-field MRI references.

Main Methods:

  • Acquired ULF-MRI data on a 0.064 T mobile scanner.
  • Performed tractography to identify major white matter bundles.
  • Analyzed diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-derived scalar maps (fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity).
  • Reconstructed fibre orientation distribution functions (fODFs).

Main Results:

  • Most major white matter bundles were successfully retrieved in healthy adults within clinically acceptable scan times.
  • ULF-MRI derived scalar maps showed strong correspondence with high-field MRI data.
  • Reconstructed fODFs from ULF data agreed well with high-field references, confirming tractography feasibility.

Conclusions:

  • ULF-MRI is a feasible technique for reliable tractography and assessment of white matter microstructure.
  • This technology democratizes microstructural MRI, extending advanced imaging to underserved populations and settings.
  • Findings support the use of ULF-MRI for studies on brain health, development, and disease progression.