Diffusion-weighted MR spectroscopy: Consensus, recommendations, and resources from acquisition to modeling
Brain cell structure and function reflect neurodevelopment, plasticity, and aging; and changes can help flag pathological processes such as neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation. Accurate and quantitative methods to noninvasively disentangle cellular structural features are needed and are a substantial focus of brain research. Diffusion-weighted MRS (dMRS) gives access to diffusion properties of endogenous intracellular brain metabolites that are preferentially located inside specific brain cell populations. Despite its great potential, dMRS remains a challenging technique on all levels: from the data acquisition to the analysis, quantification, modeling, and interpretation of results. These challenges were the motivation behind the organization of the Lorentz Center workshop on "Best Practices & Tools for Diffusion MR Spectroscopy" held in Leiden, the Netherlands, in September 2021. During the workshop, the dMRS community established a set of recommendations to execute robust dMRS studies. This paper provides a description of the steps needed for acquiring, processing, fitting, and modeling dMRS data, and provides links to useful resources.
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This paper was initiated by the workshop "Best Practices amp; Tools for Diffusion MR Spectroscopy," held at the Lorentz Center (Leiden, Netherlands) in September 2021, and benefited from discussions among all (online and onsite) attendees (). The workshop | ANR-11-INBS-0011 |
NeurATRIS (A Translational Research Infrastructure for Biotherapies in Neurosciences) | |