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ArticlePloS one2019

Estimation of intravoxel incoherent motion parameters using low b-values.

Chen Ye, Daoyun Xu, Yongbin Qin, Lihui Wang, Rongpin Wang, Wuchao Li, Zixiang Kuai, Yuemin Zhu

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Chen YeKey Laboratory of Intelligent Medical Image Analysis and Precise Diagnosis of Guizhou Province, School of Computer Science and Technology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4209-2383
Daoyun XuKey Laboratory of Intelligent Medical Image Analysis and Precise Diagnosis of Guizhou Province, School of Computer Science and Technology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Yongbin QinKey Laboratory of Intelligent Medical Image Analysis and Precise Diagnosis of Guizhou Province, School of Computer Science and Technology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Lihui WangKey Laboratory of Intelligent Medical Image Analysis and Precise Diagnosis of Guizhou Province, School of Computer Science and Technology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Rongpin WangDepartment of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Wuchao LiDepartment of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Zixiang KuaiHarbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Yuemin ZhuUniv Lyon, INSA Lyon, CNRS, INSERM, CREATIS UMR 5220, U1206, Lyon, France.

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Abstract

Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) imaging is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique widely used in clinical applications for various organs. However, IVIM imaging at low b-values is a persistent problem. This paper aims to investigate in a systematic and detailed manner how the number of low b-values influences the estimation of IVIM parameters. To this end, diffusion-weighted (DW) data with different low b-values were simulated to get insight into the distributions of subsequent IVIM parameters. Then, in vivo DW data with different numbers of low b-values and different number of excitations (NEX) were acquired. Finally, least-squares (LSQ) and Bayesian shrinkage prior (BSP) fitting methods were implemented to estimate IVIM parameters. The influence of the number of low b-values on IVIM parameters was analyzed in terms of relative error (RE) and structural similarity (SSIM). The results showed that the influence of the number of low b-values on IVIM parameters is variable. LSQ is more dependent on the number of low b-values than BSP, but the latter is more sensitive to noise.

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AlgorithmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingModels, TheoreticalHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMotionProspective Studies

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