Validation of Fractional Anisotropy and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Obtained From Diffusion Tensor Imaging With Reverse Encoding Distortion Correction.

Kazushige Ichikawa, Toshiaki Taoka, Hirohito Kan, Nobuyasu Ichinose, Masanori Ozaki, Akifumi Kamiunten, Shinji Naganawa

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Kazushige IchikawaDepartment of Radiological Technology, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, JPN.

Toshiaki TaokaDepartment of Innovative Biomedical Visualization, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JPN.

Hirohito KanDepartment of Integrated Health Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JPN.

Nobuyasu IchinoseMRI Systems Division, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JPN.

Masanori OzakiMRI Systems Division, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JPN.

Akifumi KamiuntenMRI Systems Division, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JPN.

Shinji NaganawaDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JPN.

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Abstract

Background Diffusion-weighted imaging acquired using echo-planar imaging is susceptible to distortion due to its sensitivity to static magnetic field inhomogeneity and eddy currents induced by motion-probing gradients. Although "topup" and "eddy" in the FMRIB (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain) Software Library (FSL) are widely used for distortion correction in research, their reliance on offline post-processing, as well as the considerable time and multiple steps required, limits their feasibility in routine clinical practice. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) with reverse encoding distortion correction (RDC), which can be obtained directly on the MRI scanner console, reduces post-processing time by eliminating the need for FSL. Objective This study aimed to visually assess distortions in non-RDC fractional anisotropy (FA

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apparent diffusion coefficientdiffusion tensor imagingfractional anisotropymagnetic resonance imagingreverse encoding distortion correction

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PMID41446474

DOI10.7759/cureus.97540

PMCPMC12723556

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