DTI Basics – Water Diffusin Magnetic Resonance Imaging DTI基本–水扩散磁共振成像.pptVIP

DTI Basics – Water Diffusion(DTI – Diffusion Tensor Imaging) Why USE DTI MRI Tumor Why DTI MRI (more recently): Fiber Tracking 3rd level of complexityDiffusion Tensor Imaging Basics Measures water diffusion in at least 6 directions Echo-planar imaging (fast acquisition) Collecting small voxels (1.8 x 1.8 x 3mm), scanning takes about 10 minutes DTI ellipsoidmeasure 6 directions to describe Tractography FA + color (largest diffusion direction) Proton spectroscopy (also can do C, O, Ph,.. Nuclei) Looking at protons in other molecules ( not water) (ie NAA, Choline, Creatine, …….)