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ADC estimation of lesions in diffusion-weighted MR images: A maximum-likelihood approach

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Abstract

In recent years, the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of lesions obtained using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) has emerged as a potentially novel non-invasive imaging bio-marker for prediction and monitoring of anti-cancer therapy response. However, the motion in visceral organs and different variances in DWMRI measurements at different magnetic diffusion gradient values can make ADC estimation a challenging task. We propose a maximum-likelihood method for ADC estimation of lesions in DWMRI. We show through simulations that our method outperforms the standard linear-least-squares and diffusion-map methods.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation, SSIAI 2010 - Proceedings
Pages209-212
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation, SSIAI 2010 - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: May 23 2010 → May 25 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation

Other

Other2010 IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation, SSIAI 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period5/23/10 → 5/25/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Science Applications

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