Pith. sign in

REVIEW 3 major objections 7 minor 1 cited by

Diff5T: Benchmarking Human Brain Diffusion MRI with an Extensive 5.0 Tesla K-Space and Spatial Dataset

T0 review · 3 major / 7 minor · reviewed 2026-08-11 · deepseek-v4-flash

Pith's one-line read The Diff5T paper claims the first open 5.0T human brain diffusion MRI dataset with raw k-space and reconstructed images from 50 subjects.

desk verdict Useful dataset descriptor for a genuine 5T k-space resource, but the open-access claim is currently ahead of the actual data release. read the letter →

arxiv 2412.06666 v1 pith:AKEVJPF7 submitted 2024-12-09 eess.IV cs.CVphysics.med-ph

classification eess.IVcs.CVphysics.med-ph
keywords diffusionMRI5.0Teslak-spacedatabrainimagingbenchmarkdatasetimagereconstructiontractographymicrostructure
verification ladder T0 review T1 audit T2 compute T3 formal

The pith

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The reading

Diff5T is presented as the first open 5.0-tesla human brain diffusion MRI dataset that contains raw k-space data alongside reconstructed images. It covers 50 healthy volunteers with 1.2-mm isotropic diffusion images acquired at three b-values ($b=1000$, $2000$, and $3000$ s/mm², 90 directions each) plus 0.5-mm T1w and T2w structural scans. The authors supply a documented offline reconstruction pipeline that converts raw scanner data into images, a preprocessing pipeline, and example fits of DTI, NODDI, MSMT-CSD, and tractography. If the full dataset is released as promised, it would give the MRI community real 5T k-space measurements for developing and benchmarking reconstruction and artifact-correction methods that currently rely heavily on synthetic k-space.

What carries the argument

The central object is the Diff5T dataset, anchored by raw k-space data — the frequency-domain measurements from which MR images are computed by Fourier transformation. The mechanism that makes these raw data usable is the documented offline reconstruction pipeline: pre-whitening, Nyquist ghost correction, slice-GRAPPA and in-plane GRAPPA parallel imaging, POCS partial-Fourier recovery, adaptive coil combination, and NORDIC PCA denoising. The same pipeline also produces a reproducible baseline, since the authors describe their reconstruction as non-optimal and explicitly invite other researchers to refine it.

What would settle it

Check the public repository and data-hosting link listed in the Usage Notes: if raw k-space and reconstructed images for all 50 subjects are not downloadable, or if the released files do not match the stated 291 diffusion volumes and 0.5-mm structural scans, the open-benchmark claim fails.

Watch

Extended reading notes

Core claim

Diff5T is claimed to be the first 5.0T brain imaging dataset to provide both raw k-space and reconstructed image data for diffusion MRI. It comprises 50 healthy subjects aged 18–38 scanned on a 5.0T system with 120 mT/m gradients and a 48-channel head coil: 1.2-mm isotropic diffusion volumes with 90 directions per shell at $b=1000$, $2000$, and $3000$ s/mm², 21 $b=0$ volumes, and 0.5-mm isotropic T1w and T2w structural images. The diffusion data are released as raw k-space, reconstructed k-space, reconstructed images, and converted scanner images, together with reconstruction and preprocessing scripts. To demonstrate usefulness, the authors fit DTI, NODDI, and multi-shell multi-tissue constrained spherical deconvolution and ran whole-brain tractography, reporting results visually consistent with human brain anatomy.

Load-bearing premise

The load-bearing premise is that the full 50-subject dataset will be made publicly available, but the Usage Notes only promise gradual uploads and currently offer example data.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • Researchers can use the raw and reconstructed k-space to benchmark parallel-imaging and partial-Fourier reconstruction methods against a documented, non-optimal 5T pipeline.
  • The 90-direction, three-shell sampling supports DTI, NODDI, and MSMT-CSD in the same subjects, so microstructural metrics can be compared across models without scanner differences.
  • The 0.5-mm T1w and T2w volumes give registration targets and structural context for diffusion tractography.
  • The released processing scripts make the whole k-space-to-tractography chain reproducible and modifiable.
  • If the data behave as described, 5T diffusion MRI becomes a testable middle ground between 3T and 7T in resolution, SNR, distortion, and scan time.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The authors stop at showing their pipeline works; combining Diff5T with 3T and 7T diffusion data from other studies would let the field separate field-strength effects from protocol effects — a comparison the paper itself does not run.
  • Because the raw k-space is empirical rather than synthesized from magnitude images, these data can serve as a testbed for AI reconstruction models that currently train on simulated k-space; the released pipeline gives such models a fixed, non-optimal baseline to beat.
  • The narrow inclusion criteria (healthy adults 18–38, one scanner) make Diff5T a clean method-development benchmark, but the same homogeneity limits any inference about aging, disease, or scanner variability.
Share X Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit HN

Signed reviews

No signed human review yet.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

Desk editor's note, referee report, and a circularity audit.

Referee Report

3 major / 7 minor

Summary. The manuscript describes Diff5T, a 5.0 Tesla human brain diffusion MRI dataset collected from 50 healthy subjects on a United Imaging uMR Jupiter scanner. It includes raw k-space data, reconstructed k-space data, reconstructed images, and DICOM-to-NIfTI images for multi-shell, multi-direction dMRI (b = 1000, 2000, 3000 s/mm2, 90 directions per shell), together with 0.5 mm isotropic T1w and T2w structural images. The paper details the acquisition protocol, an offline reconstruction pipeline, a preprocessing pipeline, and example downstream analyses using DTI, NODDI, MSMT-CSD, and tractography. The stated goal is to provide the first open 5.0T brain dMRI dataset with raw k-space and to serve as a benchmarking resource for reconstruction and diffusion modeling.

Significance. If the full 50-subject dataset is actually released as described, Diff5T would fill a genuine gap: existing open dMRI datasets are predominantly 3T or 7T and typically do not include raw k-space. The 5T field strength, the multi-shell 90-direction acquisitions, and the paired k-space/images would be valuable for AI-based reconstruction, q-space processing, and artifact-correction research. The manuscript's strengths include detailed acquisition parameters, a step-by-step reconstruction and preprocessing pipeline, the use of publicly available software tools, and example outputs from standard diffusion models. However, the central open-access promise is currently not fulfilled: the Usage Notes say the data will be uploaded only gradually and that the GitHub repository contains only example data. In addition, the technical validation is qualitative, with visual inspection and a single motion plot rather than quantitative reconstruction or model-quality metrics. Both issues need to be resolved before the dataset descriptor can be accepted.

major comments (3)
  1. [Usage Notes; Data Records] The central claim of an open benchmark dataset is not currently verifiable. The Usage Notes state that 'The dataset is publicly accessible, and the data along with the processing code will be gradually uploaded and updated in the coming period' and that only 'The example data and processing code can be accessed at the GitHub repository.' This directly contradicts the Data Records statement that the four data types 'are publicly available,' and it means readers cannot currently access the full 50-subject raw k-space and image data. For a dataset descriptor, the archived data are the load-bearing deliverable; the manuscript should not be accepted until the complete dataset is deposited in an archival repository with a stable identifier (e.g., a DOI) and the repository link is verified to contain all subjects and all four data types.
  2. [Data Records] The Data Records section provides no file inventory, per-subject manifest, directory structure, file sizes, or total storage requirements. A reader cannot determine what files exist for each of the 50 subjects, how the raw k-space, reconstructed k-space, reconstructed images, and DICOM-to-NIfTI images are organized, or how k-space files correspond to reconstructed images. Add a data record table listing file naming conventions, formats, sizes, and subject/session identifiers, so that the claimed contents of the dataset can be checked against the archive.
  3. [Technical Validation] The technical validation is qualitative throughout. Reconstruction quality is assessed by 'visual inspection' of Fig. 2, with no quantitative agreement metrics (e.g., PSNR, SSIM, NRMSE, or ROI-based SNR) between the offline reconstruction and the vendor DICOM-to-NIfTI images. The motion assessment in Fig. 3b is presented as a single RMS plot without stating whether it is a representative subject or an aggregate, and without summary statistics or error bars across the 50 subjects. The microstructural modeling results in Fig. 4 are judged as 'visually consistent' without quantitative comparison to literature values or fitting-quality metrics. Since the paper's purpose is benchmarking, at least a small set of quantitative reconstruction and model-quality metrics should be reported.
minor comments (7)
  1. [Background & Summary] The sentence 'current open-access dMRI datasets were primarily acquired on 3.0T or 7.0T MRI systems, with their own.' is a fragment and should be completed or rewritten.
  2. [Methods; Data Records] The Methods section says k-space data are saved in binary .bin format after extraction, while the Data Records section says the k-space data are in 'binary MAT-format (.mat)'. Please clarify the actual file container and naming convention.
  3. [Table 1] The note in Table 1 uses 'echo planer imaging'; this should be 'echo planar imaging'.
  4. [Methods; Data reconstruction] There is a typo, 'Muti-channel combination,' which should be 'Multi-channel combination.'
  5. [Methods; Data preprocessing] The heading 'Filed bias correction' should be 'Bias field correction.'
  6. [Methods; Data reconstruction] The NORDIC PCA denoising step is described without its parameter settings (e.g., patch size, temporal window, rank threshold). Since the paper claims the reconstruction pipeline is fully documented for reproducibility, either report these parameters or point to the exact code version that contains them.
  7. [Data Records] Please clarify in the Data Records section that T1w and T2w data are image-only and do not include raw k-space; the abstract and Background & Summary could otherwise be read as claiming k-space for all modalities.

Circularity Check

0 steps flagged · score 0.0 of 10

No circularity found: this is a dataset descriptor whose technical validation uses external, standard reconstruction and modeling tools; the central claims are about data availability and acquisition, not a derivation from fitted inputs.

full rationale

Diff5T is a data descriptor, not a derivation paper. The central claims are that a 5.0T dMRI dataset with k-space and image-space data was acquired from 50 subjects and that standard downstream analyses (DTI, NODDI, MSMT-CSD, tractography) can be run on it. The validation pipeline is empirical: raw k-space was reconstructed with published reconstruction steps (pre-whitening, ghost correction, slice-GRAPPA, GRAPPA, POCS, adaptive coil combination, NORDIC denoising) and the resulting images were visually inspected; the diffusion models were fitted with independent public toolboxes (FSL dtifit, AMICO, MRtrix3). No parameter is fitted to a subset of data and then renamed as a prediction, and no quantity used to define the dataset's validity is defined in terms of the dataset itself. The paper's self-citations (e.g., refs. 11, 27, 40) are contextual references to prior datasets, scanner hardware work, and a deep-learning reconstruction paper; none is load-bearing in the sense of a uniqueness theorem or an ansatz that makes the conclusions true by construction. The most substantive weakness is an accessibility gap: the Usage Notes state that the data 'will be gradually uploaded and updated in the coming period' and only example data are currently in the GitHub repository, so the open-benchmark promise is not yet fully verifiable. That is a completeness or availability concern, not a circularity concern, and it does not affect the circularity score. Per the hard rules, absence of the data should be recorded as a correctness/availability risk rather than as circular reasoning, and an honest non-finding is therefore appropriate here.

Assumptions & free parameters 0 free parameters · 2 assumptions · 0 invented entities

No free parameters are fitted in this data descriptor. The central claim depends on domain assumptions about scanner data integrity and data quality, not on mathematical postulates.

assumptions (2)
  • domain assumption The 5.0T scanner with the described head coil can acquire dMRI data of sufficient quality for the claimed applications.
    The whole value of the dataset rests on the hardware's performance; the paper cites ref 27 for initial 5T brain imaging but does not independently validate dMRI-specific performance in this paper.
  • domain assumption The exported raw files (.raw) from the UIH scanner contain the full k-space information needed for offline reconstruction.
    The reconstruction pipeline starts with these files; if the export truncates or corrupts data, the k-space records are not a faithful representation of the acquisition.

how reviews work

0 comments
Cite this review

Pith. "Pith review of Diff5T: Benchmarking Human Brain Diffusion MRI with an Extensive 5.0 Tesla K-Space and Spatial Dataset." pith.science (2026). https://pith.science/paper/AKEVJPF7

@misc{pith2026241206666,
  author       = {Pith},
  title        = {Pith review of: Diff5T: Benchmarking Human Brain Diffusion MRI with an Extensive 5.0 Tesla K-Space and Spatial Dataset},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://pith.science/paper/AKEVJPF7}},
  note         = {Machine review of arXiv:2412.06666}
}
read the original abstract

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) provides critical insights into the microstructural and connectional organization of the human brain. However, the availability of high-field, open-access datasets that include raw k-space data for advanced research remains limited. To address this gap, we introduce Diff5T, a first comprehensive 5.0 Tesla diffusion MRI dataset focusing on the human brain. This dataset includes raw k-space data and reconstructed diffusion images, acquired using a variety of imaging protocols. Diff5T is designed to support the development and benchmarking of innovative methods in artifact correction, image reconstruction, image preprocessing, diffusion modelling and tractography. The dataset features a wide range of diffusion parameters, including multiple b-values and gradient directions, allowing extensive research applications in studying human brain microstructure and connectivity. With its emphasis on open accessibility and detailed benchmarks, Diff5T serves as a valuable resource for advancing human brain mapping research using diffusion MRI, fostering reproducibility, and enabling collaboration across the neuroscience and medical imaging communities.

Discussion (0). Continue with ORCID to comment.

Forward citations

Cited by 1 Pith paper

Reviewed papers in the Pith corpus that reference this work. Sorted by Pith novelty score. Full citation record

  1. Automated Mapping the Pathways of Cranial Nerve II, III, V, and VII/VIII: A Multi-Parametric Multi-Stage Diffusion Tractography Atlas

    cs.CV 2025-07 conditional novelty 5.0 of 10

    A multi-parametric, multi-stage fiber clustering atlas automatically identifies CN II, III, V, and VII/VIII pathways with wDice overlap comparable to expert manual tracing.

Reference graph

Works this paper leans on

86 extracted references · 78 canonical work pages · cited by 1 Pith paper

  1. [1]

    Lerch J. P. et al. Studying neuroanatomy using MRI. Nat Neurosci 20 , 314 – 326 (2017). 12

  2. [2]

    & Breton E

    Le Bihan D. & Breton E. Imagerie de diffusion in - vivo par résonance magnétique nucléaire. Comptes - Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences 93 , 27 – 34 (1985)

  3. [3]

    Vu, A. T. et al. High resolution whole brain diffusion imaging at 7 T for the Human Connectome Project. NeuroImage 122 , 318 – 331 (2015)

  4. [4]

    Fan, Q. et al. MGH – USC Human Connectome Project datasets with ultra - high b - value diffusion MRI. NeuroImage 124 , 1108 – 1114 (2016)

  5. [5]

    Glasser, M. F. et al. The Human Connectome Project’s neuroimaging approach. Nat Neurosci 19 , 1175 – 1187 (2016)

  6. [6]

    Harms, M. P. et al. Extending the Human Connectome Project across ages: Imaging protocols for the Lifespan Development and Aging projects. NeuroImage 183 , 972 – 984 (2018)

  7. [7]

    Hagler, D. J. et al. Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. NeuroImage 202 , 116091 (2019)

  8. [8]

    Howell, B. R. et al. The UNC/UMN Baby Connectome Project (BCP): An overview of the study design and protocol development. NeuroImage 185 , 891 – 905 (2019)

Show all 86 references
  1. [9]

    Bookheimer, S. Y. et al. The Lifespan Human Connectome Project in Aging: An overview. NeuroImage 185 , 335 – 348 (2019)

  2. [10]

    Wang, F. et al. In vivo human whole - brain Connectom diffusion MRI dataset at 760 µm isotropic resolution. Sci Data 8 , 122 (2021)

  3. [11]

    Tian, Q. et al. Comprehensive diffusion MRI dataset for in vivo human brain microstructure mapping using 300 mT/m gradients. Sci Data 9 , 7 (2022)

  4. [12]

    Taylor, J. R. et al. The Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam - CAN) data repository: Structural and functional MRI, MEG, and cognitive data from a cross - sectional adult lifespan sample. NeuroImage 144 , 262 – 269 (2017)

  5. [13]

    Miller, K. L. et al. Multimodal population brain imaging in the UK Biobank prospective epidemiological study. Nat Neurosci 19 , 1523 – 1536 (2016). 13

  6. [14]

    Littlejohns, T. J. et al. The UK Biobank imaging enhancement of 100,000 participants: rationale, data collection, management and future directions. Nat Commun 11 , 2624 (2020)

  7. [15]

    Alkemade, A. et al. The Amsterdam Ultra - high field adult lifespan database (AHEAD): A freely available multimodal 7 Tesla submillimeter magnetic resonance imaging database. NeuroImage 221 , 117200 (2020)

  8. [16]

    Keuken, M. C. et al. A high - resolution multi - shell 3T diffusion magnetic resonance imaging dataset as part of the Amsterdam Ultra - high field adult lifespan database (AHEAD). Data Brief 42 , 108086 (2022)

  9. [17]

    Snoek, L. et al. The Amsterdam Open MRI Collection, a set of multimodal MRI datasets for individual difference analyses. Sci Data 8 , 85 (2021)

  10. [18]

    Setsompop, K. et al. Pushing the limits of in vivo diffusion MRI for the Human Connectome Project. NeuroImage 80 , 220 – 233 (2013)

  11. [19]

    S., Wilm, B

    Reischauer, C., Vorburger, R. S., Wilm, B. J., Jaermann, T. & Boesiger, P. Optimizing signal - to - noise ratio of high - resolution parallel single - shot diffusion - weighted echo - planar imaging at ultrahigh field strengths. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 67 , 679 – 690 (2012)

  12. [20]

    Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Ultrahigh Fields

    Uğurbil, K. Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Ultrahigh Fields. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 61 , 1364 – 1379 (2014)

  13. [21]

    Zhang, Y. et al. Preliminary Experience of 5.0 T Higher Field Abdominal Diffusion - Weighted MRI: Agreement of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient With 3.0 T Imaging. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 56 , 1009 – 1017 (2022)

  14. [22]

    & Zeng, M

    Zheng, L., Yang, C., Sheng, R., Dai, Y. & Zeng, M. Renal imaging at 5 T versus 3 T: a comparison study. Insights into Imaging 13 , 155 (2022)

  15. [23]

    Shi, Z. et al. Time - of - Flight Intracranial MRA at 3 T versus 5 T versus 7 T: Visualization of Distal Small Cerebral Arteries. Radiology 306 , 207 – 217 (2023). 14

  16. [24]

    Czum, J. M. Venturing Further into Ultrahigh - Field - Strength MRI: Myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement at 5 T. Radiology 313 , e242935 (2024)

  17. [25]

    Guo, Y. et al. Myocardial Fibrosis Assessment at 3 - T versus 5 - T Myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement MRI: Early Results. Radiology 313 , e233424 (2024)

  18. [26]

    Lu, H. et al. Feasibility and Clinical Application of 5 - T Noncontrast Dixon Whole - Heart Coronary MR Angiography: A Prospective Study. Radiology 313 , e240389 (2024)

  19. [27]

    Wei, Z. et al. 5T magnetic resonance imaging: radio frequency hardware and initial brain imaging. Quant Imaging Med Surg 13 , 3222 – 3240 (2023)

  20. [28]

    J., Mattiello, J

    Basser, P. J., Mattiello, J. & LeBihan, D. MR diffusion tensor spectroscopy and imaging. Biophysical journal 66 , 259 – 267 (1994)

  21. [29]

    J., Barnett, A

    Pierpaoli, C., Jezzard, P., Basser, P. J., Barnett, A. & Di Chiro, G. Diffusion tensor MR imaging of the human brain. Radiology 201 , 637 – 648 (1996)

  22. [30]

    Le Bihan, D. et al. Diffusion tensor imaging: Concepts and applications. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 13 , 534 – 546 (2001)

  23. [31]

    & Basser, P

    Assaf, Y. & Basser, P. J. Composite hindered and restricted model of diffusion (CHARMED) MR imaging of the human brain. NeuroImage 27 , 48 – 58 (2005)

  24. [32]

    H., Helpern, J

    Jensen, J. H., Helpern, J. A., Ramani, A., Lu, H. & Kaczynski, K. Diffusional kurtosis imaging: The quantification of non - gaussian water diffusion by means of magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 53 , 1432 – 1440 (2005)

  25. [33]

    Wedeen, V. J. et al. Diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging (DSI) tractography of crossing fibers. NeuroImage 41 , 1267 – 1277 (2008)

  26. [34]

    Wang, Y. et al. Quantification of increased cellularity during inflammatory demyelination. Brain 134 , 3590 – 3601 (2011)

  27. [35]

    & Deriche, R

    Cheng, J., Jiang, T. & Deriche, R. Nonnegative Definite EAP and ODF Estimation via a Unified Multi - shell HARDI Reconstruction. in Medical Image Computing and Computer - 15 Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2012 (eds. Ayache, N., Delingette, H., Golland, P. & Mori, K.) vol. 7511...

  28. [36]

    Zhang, H., Schneider, T., Wheeler - Kingshott, C. A. & Alexander, D. C. NODDI: Practical in vivo neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging of the human brain. NeuroImage 61 , 1000 – 1016 (2012)

  29. [37]

    S., Leergaard, T

    White, N. S., Leergaard, T. B., D’Arceuil, H., Bjaalie, J. G. & Dale, A. M. Probing tissue microstructure with restriction spectrum imaging: Histological and theoretical validation. Human Brain Mapping 34 , 327 – 346 (2013)

  30. [38]

    Fieremans, E. et al. Novel White Matter Tract Integrity Metrics Sensitive to Alzheimer Disease Progression. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 34 , 2105 – 2112 (2013)

  31. [39]

    Yang, H. et al. Artificial Intelligence for Neuro MRI Acquisition: A Review. (2024)

  32. [40]

    Wang, S. et al. Accelerating magnetic resonance imaging via deep learning. in 2016 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 514 – 517 (IEEE, Prague, Czech Republic, 2016). doi:10.1109/ISBI.2016.7493320

  33. [41]

    Zbontar, J. et al. fastMRI: An Open Dataset and Benchmarks for Accelerated MRI. Preprint at http://arxiv.org/abs/1811.08839 (2019)

  34. [42]

    Qin, C. et al. Convolutional Recurrent Neural Networks for Dynamic MR Image Reconstruction. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 38 , 280 – 290 (2019)

  35. [43]

    Chandra, S. S. et al. Deep learning in magnetic resonance image reconstruction. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 65 , 564 – 577 (2021)

  36. [44]

    Tibrewala, R. et al. FastMRI Prostate: A public, biparametric MRI dataset to advance machine learning for prostate cancer imaging. Sci Data 11 , 404 (2024)

  37. [45]

    Li, C. et al. Artificial intelligence in multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: A review. Medical Physics 49 , (2022). 16

  38. [46]

    M., Schifitto, G

    Faiyaz, A., Doyley, M. M., Schifitto, G. & Uddin, M. N. Artificial intelligence for diffusion MRI - based tissue microstructure estimation in the human brain: an overview. Front. Neurol. 14 , 1168833 (2023)

  39. [47]

    Cheng, J., Shen, D., Basser, P. J. & Yap, P. - T. Joint 6D k - q Space Compressed Sensing for Accelerated High Angular Resolution Diffusion MRI. in Information Processing in Medical Imaging (eds. Ourselin, S., Alexander, D. C., Westin, C. - F. & Cardoso, M. J.) vol. 9123 782 –...

  40. [48]

    & Yap, P

    Chen, G., Dong, B., Zhang, Y., Shen, D. & Yap, P. - T. q - Space Upsampling Using x - q Space Regularization. in Medical Image Compung and Computer Assisted Intervenon − MICCAI 2017 (eds. Descoteaux, M. et al.) vol. 10433 620 – 628 (Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2017)

  41. [49]

    Chen, G. et al. XQ - SR: Joint x - q space super - resolution with application to infant diffusion MRI. Medical Image Analysis 57 , 44 – 55 (2019)

  42. [50]

    Cheng, J., Shen, D., Yap, P. - T. & Basser, P. J. Single - and Multiple - Shell Uniform Sampling Schemes for Diffusion MRI Using Spherical Codes. IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging 37 , 185 – 199 (2018)

  43. [51]

    Chris Rorden’s Lab (2024)

    rordenlab/dcm2niix. Chris Rorden’s Lab (2024)

  44. [52]

    & McVeigh, E

    Kellman, P. & McVeigh, E. R. Image reconstruction in SNR units: A general method for SNR measurement. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 54 , 1439 – 1447 (2005)

  45. [53]

    Erratum to Kellman P, McVeigh ER

    Kellman, P. Erratum to Kellman P, McVeigh ER. Image reconstruction in SNR units: a general method for SNR measurement. Magn Reson Med. 2005;54:1439 –

  46. [54]

    S., Tan H

    Hoge W. S., Tan H. & Kraft R. A. Robust EPI Nyquist ghost elimination via spatial and temporal encoding. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 64 , 1781 – 1791 (2010). 17

  47. [55]

    Xiang Q. - S. & Ye F. Q. Correction for geometric distortion and N/2 ghosting in EPI by phase labeling for additional coordinate encoding (PLACE). Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 57 , 731 – 741 (2007)

  48. [56]

    & McVeigh E

    Kellman P. & McVeigh E. R. Phased array ghost elimination. NMR Biomed 19 , 352 – 361 (2006)

  49. [57]

    Koopmans, P. J. Two - dimensional - NGC - SENSE - GRAPPA for fast, ghosting - robust reconstruction of in - plane and slice - accelerated blipped - CAIPI echo planar imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 77 , 998 – 1009 (2017)

  50. [58]

    F., Polimeni J

    Cauley S. F., Polimeni J. R., Bhat H., Wald L. L. & Setsompop K. Interslice leakage artifact reduction technique for simultaneous multislice acquisitions. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 72 , 93 – 102 (2014)

  51. [59]

    Griswold, M. A. et al. Generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisitions (GRAPPA). Magnetic Resonance in Med 47 , 1202 – 1210 (2002)

  52. [60]

    M., Lindskogj E

    Haacke E. M., Lindskogj E. D. & Lin W. A fast, iterative, partial - fourier technique capable of local phase recovery. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) 92 , 126 – 145 (1991)

  53. [61]

    O., Gmitro, A

    Walsh, D. O., Gmitro, A. F. & Marcellin, M. W. Adaptive reconstruction of phased array MR imagery. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 43 , 682 – 690 (2000)

  54. [62]

    B., Edelstein, W

    Roemer, P. B., Edelstein, W. A., Hayes, C. E., Souza, S. P. & Mueller, O. M. The NMR phased array. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 16 , 192 – 225 (1990)

  55. [63]

    & Novikov, D

    Veraart, J., Fieremans, E. & Novikov, D. S. Diffusion MRI noise mapping using random matrix theory. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 76 , 1582 – 1593 (2016)

  56. [64]

    Cordero - Grande, L., Christiaens, D., Hutter, J., Price, A. N. & Hajnal, J. V. Complex diffusion - weighted image estimation via matrix recovery under general noise models. NeuroImage 200 , 391 – 404 (2019)

  57. [65]

    Moeller, S. et al. Feasibility of very high b - value diffusion imaging using a clinical scanner. in International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine vol. 3515 (2017). 18

  58. [66]

    Moeller, S. et al. NOise reduction with DIstribution Corrected (NORDIC) PCA in dMRI with complex - valued parameter - free locally low - rank processing. NeuroImage 226 , 117539 (2021)

  59. [67]

    Tournier, J. - D. et al. MRtrix3 : A fast, flexible and open software framework for medical image processing and visualisation. NeuroImage 202 , 116137 (2019)

  60. [68]

    Kellner, E., Dhital, B., Kiselev, V. G. & Reisert, M. Gibbs - ringing artifact removal based on local subvoxel - shifts. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 76 , 1574 – 1581 (2016)

  61. [69]

    Andersson, J. L. R., Skare, S. & Ashburner, J. How to correct susceptibility distortions in spin - echo echo - planar images: application to diffusion tensor imaging. Neuroimage 20 , 870 – 888 (2003)

  62. [70]

    Smith S. M. et al. Advances in functional and structural MR image analysis and implementation as FSL. NeuroImage 23 , S208 – S219 (2004)

  63. [71]

    Andersson J. L. R. & Sotiropoulos S. N. An integrated approach to correction for off - resonance effects and subject movement in diffusion MR imaging. NeuroImage 125 , 1063 – 1078 (2016)

  64. [72]

    Jlr, A., Ms, G., E, Z. & Sn, S. Incorporating outlier detection and replacement into a non - parametric framework for movement and distortion correction of diffusion MR images. NeuroImage 141 , (2016)

  65. [73]

    Andersson J. L. R., Graham M. S., Drobnjak I., Zhang H. & Campbell J. Susceptibility - induced distortion that varies due to motion: Correction in diffusion MR without acquiring additional data. NeuroImage 171 , 277 – 295 (2018)

  66. [74]

    F., Behrens T

    Jenkinson M., Beckmann C. F., Behrens T. E. J., Woolrich M. W. & Smith S. M. FSL. NeuroImage 62 , 782 – 790 (2012)

  67. [75]

    Smith, S. M. Fast robust automated brain extraction. Hum Brain Mapp 17 , 143 – 155 (2002)

  68. [76]

    Tustison, N. J. et al. N4ITK: Improved N3 Bias Correction. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 29 , 1310 – 1320 (2010). 19

  69. [77]

    Greve, D. N. & Fischl, B. Accurate and robust brain image alignment using boundary - based registration. NeuroImage 48 , 63 – 72 (2009)

  70. [78]

    Glasser, M. F. et al. The minimal preprocessing pipelines for the Human Connectome Project. NeuroImage 80 , 105 – 124 (2013)

  71. [79]

    M., Fischl, B

    Dale, A. M., Fischl, B. & Sereno, M. I. Cortical Surface - Based Analysis: I. Segmentation and Surface Reconstruction. NeuroImage 9 , 179 – 194 (1999)

  72. [80]

    Fischl, B., Sereno, M. I. & Dale, A. M. Cortical Surface - Based Analysis: II: Inflation, Flattening, and a Surface - Based Coordinate System. NeuroImage 9 , 195 – 207 (1999)

  73. [81]

    FreeSurfer

    Fischl, B. FreeSurfer. NeuroImage 62 , 774 – 781 (2012)

  74. [82]

    & Marcus, D

    Milchenko, M. & Marcus, D. Obscuring Surface Anatomy in Volumetric Imaging Data. Neuroinform 11 , 65 – 75 (2013)

  75. [83]

    Daducci, A. et al. Accelerated Microstructure Imaging via Convex Optimization (AMICO) from diffusion MRI data. NeuroImage 105 , 32 – 44 (2015)

  76. [84]

    & Connelly, A

    Dhollander, T., Mito, R., Raffelt, D. & Connelly, A. Improved white matter response function estimation for 3 - tissue constrained spherical deconvolution. in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med vol. 555 (2019)

  77. [85]

    & Connelly, A

    Dhollander, T., Raffelt, D. & Connelly, A. Unsupervised 3 - Tissue Response Function Estimation from Single - Shell or Multi - Shell Diffusion MR Data without a Co - Registered T1 Image . (2016)

  78. [1447]

    Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 58 , 211 – 212 (2007)

Pith tools

Reviewed August 11, 2026 · model on record in the stance chip above.