Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system that can perform double pulsed diffusional kurtosis imaging (DP-DKI). Image data can be received. The image data can be acquired using a double pulsed field gradient (d-PFG) diffusion sequence. A six dimensional (6D) diffusional kurtosis for the image data can be determined. A magnitude of the image data can be determined in terms of the 6D diffusional kurtosis. DP-DKI can isolate the contributions to the d-PFG diffusion sequence, which can represent leading diffusion effects, that cannot be seen from single pulsed field gradient (s-PFG) diffusion sequences.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 10, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 10, 2018
Assignee:
MUSC University of South Carolina
Inventors:
Jens Jensen, Sai Kam Hui, Joseph Helpern