Regularized, fast, and robust analytical Q‐ball imaging

M Descoteaux, E Angelino… - … in Medicine: An …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a regularized, fast, and robust analytical solution for the Q‐ball imaging (QBI)
reconstruction of the orientation distribution function (ODF) together with its detailed …

Deterministic and probabilistic tractography based on complex fibre orientation distributions

M Descoteaux, R Deriche, TR Knosche… - IEEE transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose an integral concept for tractography to describe crossing and splitting fibre
bundles based on the fibre orientation distribution function (ODF) estimated from high …

Reconstruction of the orientation distribution function in single‐and multiple‐shell q‐ball imaging within constant solid angle

I Aganj, C Lenglet, G Sapiro, E Yacoub… - Magnetic resonance …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract q‐Ball imaging is a high‐angular‐resolution diffusion imaging technique that has
been proven very successful in resolving multiple intravoxel fiber orientations in MR images …

Demyelination and degeneration in the injured human spinal cord detected with diffusion and magnetization transfer MRI

J Cohen-Adad, MM El Mendili, S Lehéricy, PF Pradat… - Neuroimage, 2011 - Elsevier
Characterizing demyelination/degeneration of spinal pathways in traumatic spinal cord
injured (SCI) patients is crucial for assessing the prognosis of functional rehabilitation. Novel …

Apparent diffusion coefficients from high angular resolution diffusion imaging: Estimation and applications

M Descoteaux, E Angelino… - … in medicine: an …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
High angular resolution diffusion imaging has recently been of great interest in
characterizing non‐Gaussian diffusion processes. One important goal is to obtain more …

Ball and rackets: inferring fiber fanning from diffusion-weighted MRI

SN Sotiropoulos, TEJ Behrens, S Jbabdi - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
A number of methods have been proposed for resolving crossing fibers from diffusion-
weighted (DW) MRI. However, other complex fiber geometries have drawn minimal …

3D curve inference for diffusion MRI regularization and fibre tractography

P Savadjiev, JSW Campbell, GB Pike, K Siddiqi - Medical image analysis, 2006 - Elsevier
We develop a differential geometric framework for regularizing diffusion MRI data. The key
idea is to model white matter fibres as 3D space curves and to then extend Parent and …

Diffusion tensor imaging evaluation of neural network development in patients undergoing therapeutic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation following stroke

N Yamada, R Ueda, W Kakuda, R Momosaki… - Neural …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We aimed to investigate plastic changes in cerebral white matter structures using diffusion
tensor imaging following a 15‐day stroke rehabilitation program. We compared the detection …

High angular resolution diffusion MRI segmentation using region-based statistical surface evolution

M Descoteaux, R Deriche - Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision, 2009 - Springer
In this article we develop a new method to segment high angular resolution diffusion
imaging (HARDI) data. We first estimate the orientation distribution function (ODF) using a …

Diffusion tensor sharpening improves white matter tractography

M Descoteaux, C Lenglet… - Medical Imaging 2007 …, 2007 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) is currently a widespread technique to infer white matter
architecture in the human brain. An important application of DTI is to understand the …