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A fast and robust ODF estimation algorithm in Q-ball imaging


Abstract:

We propose a simple and straightforward analytic solution for the Q-ball reconstruction of the diffusion orientation distribution function (ODF) of the underlying fiber p...Show More

Abstract:

We propose a simple and straightforward analytic solution for the Q-ball reconstruction of the diffusion orientation distribution function (ODF) of the underlying fiber population. First, the signal is modeled with a high order spherical harmonic series using a Laplace-Beltrami regularization method which leads to an elegant mathematical simplification of the Funk-Radon transform using the Funk-Hecke formula. In doing so, we obtain a fast and robust model-free ODF approximation. We validate the accuracy of the estimation quantitatively against synthetic data generated from the multi-tensor model and show that our estimated ODF can recover known multiple fiber regions in a biological phantom and in the human brain.
Date of Conference: 06-09 April 2006
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 08 May 2006
Print ISBN:0-7803-9576-X

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Conference Location: Arlington, VA, USA

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