[HTML][HTML] Challenges for biophysical modeling of microstructure

IO Jelescu, M Palombo, F Bagnato… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2020 - Elsevier
The biophysical modeling efforts in diffusion MRI have grown considerably over the past 25
years. In this review, we dwell on the various challenges along the journey of bringing a …

Axon morphology is modulated by the local environment and impacts the noninvasive investigation of its structure–function relationship

M Andersson, HM Kjer… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Axonal conduction velocity, which ensures efficient function of the brain network, is related to
axon diameter. Noninvasive, in vivo axon diameter estimates can be made with diffusion …

Susceptibility-induced internal gradients reveal axon morphology and cause anisotropic effects in the diffusion-weighted MRI signal

S Winther, H Lundell, J Rafael-Patiño, M Andersson… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Diffusion-weighted MRI is our most promising method for estimating microscopic tissue
morphology in vivo. The signal acquisition is based on scanner-generated ex ternal …

[HTML][HTML] Resolving bundle-specific intra-axonal T2 values within a voxel using diffusion-relaxation tract-based estimation

M Barakovic, CMW Tax, U Rudrapatna… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
At the typical spatial resolution of MRI in the human brain, approximately 60–90% of voxels
contain multiple fiber populations. Quantifying microstructural properties of distinct fiber …

Bundle-specific axon diameter index as a new contrast to differentiate white matter tracts

M Barakovic, G Girard, S Schiavi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the central nervous system of primates, several pathways are characterized by different
spectra of axon diameters. In vivo methods, based on diffusion-weighted magnetic …

Fast multi-compartment Microstructure Fingerprinting in brain white matter

Q Dessain, C Fuchs, B Macq… - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
We proposed two deep neural network based methods to accelerate the estimation of
microstructural features of crossing fascicles in the white matter. Both methods focus on the …

Cellular Exchange Imaging (CEXI): Evaluation of a diffusion model including water exchange in cells using numerical phantoms of permeable spheres

R Gardier, JL Villarreal Haro… - Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Biophysical models of diffusion MRI have been developed to characterize
microstructure in various tissues, but existing models are not suitable for tissue composed of …

[HTML][HTML] Does powder averaging remove dispersion bias in diffusion MRI diameter estimates within real 3D axonal architectures?

M Andersson, M Pizzolato, HM Kjer, KF Skodborg… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Noninvasive estimation of axon diameter with diffusion MRI holds the potential to investigate
the dynamic properties of the brain network and pathology of neurodegenerative diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Physical and digital phantoms for validating tractography and assessing artifacts

I Drobnjak, P Neher, C Poupon, T Sarwar - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber tractography is widely used to non-invasively map white-matter bundles in vivo using
diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI). As it is the case for all scientific …

Molecular imaging with aquaporin-based reporter genes: quantitative considerations from Monte Carlo diffusion simulations

R Chowdhury, J Wan, R Gardier… - ACS Synthetic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aquaporins provide a unique approach for imaging genetic activity in deep tissues by
increasing the rate of cellular water diffusion, which generates a magnetic resonance …