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Venkatesh M, Sharma R, Gaillard F, et al. Diffusion kurtosis imaging. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-27405
Diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) is an advanced neuroimaging modality which is an extension of diffusion tensor imaging by estimating the kurtosis (skewed distribution) of water diffusion based on a probability distribution function. It provides a high order diffusion of water distribution and analyzes and also quantifies the diffusion restriction. The kurtosis is a general, dimensionless statistic for quantifying non-gaussianity – that is, the difference from a normal/random distribution – of any distribution. It may be used in the imaging of stroke 4.
Clinical uses
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1. Wu EX, Cheung MM. MR diffusion kurtosis imaging for neural tissue characterization. NMR Biomed. 2010;23 (7): 836-48. doi:10.1002/nbm.1506 - Pubmed citation
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2. Lu H, Jensen JH, Ramani A et-al. Three-dimensional characterization of non-gaussian water diffusion in humans using diffusion kurtosis imaging. NMR Biomed. 2006;19 (2): 236-47. doi:10.1002/nbm.1020 - Pubmed citation
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3. Jensen JH, Helpern JA, Ramani A et-al. Diffusional kurtosis imaging: the quantification of non-gaussian water diffusion by means of magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2005;53 (6): 1432-40. doi:10.1002/mrm.20508 - Pubmed citation
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4. Hui ES, Fieremans E, Jensen JH, Tabesh A, Feng W, Bonilha L, Spampinato MV, Adams R, Helpern JA. Stroke assessment with diffusional kurtosis imaging. Stroke. 2012 Nov;43(11):2968-73. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.657742. Epub 2012 Aug 28.Pubmed citation
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