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Abstract #2515

Phase and Diffusion Tensor Imaging at Ultra-High Magnetic Field: Differences and Similarities

Yohan van de Looij1, 2, Rajika Maddage2, Nicolas Kunz1, 2, Petra Susan Hppi1, Rolf Gruetter3, 4, Stphane V. Sizonenko1

1Division of Child Growth & Development, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; 2Laboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging, Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; 3Laboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging, cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; 4Department of Radiology, University of Geneva and Lausanne, Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland

DTI gives useful white matter information such as fiber direction and integrity. The phase of gradient echo images (PI) has been used to create anatomical images with excellent grey/white matter contrast. In this work the potential correlations between DTI and PI in the rat brain were investigated.

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