TY - JOUR
T1 - Higher order spherical harmonics reconstruction of fetal diffusion MRI with intensity correction
AU - Deprez, Maria
AU - Price, Anthony Neil
AU - Christiaens, Daan Julia Paul
AU - Lockwood Estrin, Georgia
AU - Cordero Grande, Lucilio
AU - Hutter, Jana Maria
AU - Daducci, Alessandro
AU - Tournier, Jacques-Donald
AU - Rutherford, Mary Ann
AU - Counsell, Serena Jane
AU - Bach Cuadra, Merixtell
AU - Hajnal, Joseph Vilmos
PY - 2019/9/22
Y1 - 2019/9/22
N2 - We present a novel method for higher order reconstruction of fetal diffusion MRI signal that enables detection of fiber crossings. We combine data-driven motion and intensity correction with super-resolution reconstruction and spherical harmonic parametrisation to reconstruct data scattered in both spatial and angular domains into consistent fetal dMRI signal suitable for further diffusion analysis. We show that intensity correction is essential for good performance of the method and identify anatomically plausible fiber crossings. The proposed methodology has potential to facilitate detailed investigation of developing brain connectivity and microstructure in-utero.
AB - We present a novel method for higher order reconstruction of fetal diffusion MRI signal that enables detection of fiber crossings. We combine data-driven motion and intensity correction with super-resolution reconstruction and spherical harmonic parametrisation to reconstruct data scattered in both spatial and angular domains into consistent fetal dMRI signal suitable for further diffusion analysis. We show that intensity correction is essential for good performance of the method and identify anatomically plausible fiber crossings. The proposed methodology has potential to facilitate detailed investigation of developing brain connectivity and microstructure in-utero.
U2 - 10.1109/TMI.2019.2943565
DO - 10.1109/TMI.2019.2943565
M3 - Article
SN - 0278-0062
JO - Ieee Transactions on Medical Imaging
JF - Ieee Transactions on Medical Imaging
ER -