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Title
Gibbs ringing in diffusion MRI
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Abstract
Purpose To study and reduce the effect of Gibbs ringing artifact on computed diffusion parameters. Methods We reduce the ringing by extrapolating the k-space of each diffusion weighted image beyond the measured part by selecting an adequate regularization term. We evaluate several regularization terms and tune the regularization parameter to find the best compromise between anatomical accuracy of the reconstructed image and suppression of the Gibbs artifact. Results We demonstrate empirically and analytically that the Gibbs artifact, which is typically observed near sharp edges in magnetic resonance images, has a significant impact on the quantification of diffusion model parameters, even for infinitesimal diffusion weighting. We find the second order total generalized variation to be a good choice for the penalty term to regularize the extrapolation of the k-space, as it provides a parsimonious representation of images, a practically full suppression of Gibbs ringing, and the absence of staircasing artifacts typical for total variation methods. Conclusions Regularized extrapolation of the k-space data significantly reduces truncation artifacts without compromising spatial resolution in comparison to the default option of window filtering. In particular, accuracy of estimating diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion kurtosis imaging parameters improves so much that unconstrained fits become possible.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Magnetic resonance in medicine. - Orlando, Fla
Publication
Orlando, Fla : 2016
ISSN
0740-3194
DOI
10.1002/MRM.25866
Volume/pages
76 :1 (2016) , p. 301-314
ISI
000384996900030
Pubmed ID
26257388
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UAntwerpen
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Integrated cerebral networks for perception, cognition and action in human and non-human primates (CEREBNET).
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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