Water Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging (DKI) Analysis of Ischemic Stroke Model in Juvenile Rats

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able accessible acquisition adapted allowing although among apparent applied around artery assess assessment attenuated berry black bottom brain cerebral characteristics characterized clinical clinically coefficients complete complexity computed confirm considering contiguous correction correspond cortex cortical days decay depend describing designed determination deviation differentiate diffusion diffusional dimensionless diseased dispersed dispersion displayed duration eddy effective equivalent equivalently equivalents excess expected extending extensively extent fitted form gradient gradients handicaps healthy heterogeneity heterogeneous histograms human humans hypothesis illustrated include incubation independent infarction intensity internal interpolated intra juvenile kurtosis lesion limited linearly maps masks materials measured media medium middle model models observations occlusion overflow parametric pixel pool possibly preliminary processing profiles progress properties quantification rank rats recent recently reduction reflecting registration representative respectively restriction rise scanner sensitive separated separation significance simplified slices spatial statistical statistically stroke strong structural studied subject subjects submitted table tanner theoretical theory thick tissue tissues type unique usability variances variations varying versus water