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author Schilling, Kurt G
Grussu, Francesco
Ianus, Andrada
Hansen, Brian
Howard, Amy FD
Barrett, Rachel L C
Aggarwal, Manisha
Michielse, Stijn
Nasrallah, Fatima
Syeda, Warda
Wang, Nian
Veraart, Jelle
Roebroeck, Alard
Bagdasarian, Andrew F
Eichner, Cornelius
Sepehrband, Farshid
Zimmermann, Jan
Soustelle, Lucas
Bowman, Christien
Tendler, Benjamin C
Hertanu, Andreea
Jeurissen, Ben
Frydman, Lucio
van de Looij, Yohan
Hike, David
Dunn, Jeff F
Miller, Karla
Landman, Bennett A
Shemesh, Noam
Anderson, Adam
McKinnon, Emilie
Farquharson, Shawna
Acqua, Flavio Dell'
Pierpaoli, Carlo
Drobnjak, Ivana
Leemans, Alexander
Harkins, Kevin D
Descoteaux, Maxime
Xu, Duan
Huang, Hao
Santin, Mathieu D
Grant, Samuel C.
Obenaus, Andre
Kim, Gene S
Wu, Dan
Bihan, Denis Le
Blackband, Stephen J
Ciobanu, Luisa
Fieremans, Els
Bai, Ruiliang
Leergaard, Trygve
Zhang, Jiangyang
Dyrby, Tim B
Johnson, G Allan
Cohen-Adad, Julien
Budde, Matthew D
Jelescu, Ileana O
author_facet Schilling, Kurt G
Grussu, Francesco
Ianus, Andrada
Hansen, Brian
Howard, Amy FD
Barrett, Rachel L C
Aggarwal, Manisha
Michielse, Stijn
Nasrallah, Fatima
Syeda, Warda
Wang, Nian
Veraart, Jelle
Roebroeck, Alard
Bagdasarian, Andrew F
Eichner, Cornelius
Sepehrband, Farshid
Zimmermann, Jan
Soustelle, Lucas
Bowman, Christien
Tendler, Benjamin C
Hertanu, Andreea
Jeurissen, Ben
Frydman, Lucio
van de Looij, Yohan
Hike, David
Dunn, Jeff F
Miller, Karla
Landman, Bennett A
Shemesh, Noam
Anderson, Adam
McKinnon, Emilie
Farquharson, Shawna
Acqua, Flavio Dell'
Pierpaoli, Carlo
Drobnjak, Ivana
Leemans, Alexander
Harkins, Kevin D
Descoteaux, Maxime
Xu, Duan
Huang, Hao
Santin, Mathieu D
Grant, Samuel C.
Obenaus, Andre
Kim, Gene S
Wu, Dan
Bihan, Denis Le
Blackband, Stephen J
Ciobanu, Luisa
Fieremans, Els
Bai, Ruiliang
Leergaard, Trygve
Zhang, Jiangyang
Dyrby, Tim B
Johnson, G Allan
Cohen-Adad, Julien
Budde, Matthew D
Jelescu, Ileana O
contents The value of preclinical diffusion MRI (dMRI) is substantial. While dMRI enables in vivo non-invasive characterization of tissue, ex vivo dMRI is increasingly used to probe tissue microstructure and brain connectivity. Ex vivo dMRI has several experimental advantages including higher signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution compared to in vivo studies, and enabling more advanced diffusion contrasts. Another major advantage of ex vivo dMRI is the direct comparison with histological data as a methodological validation. However, there are a number of considerations that must be made when performing ex vivo experiments. The steps from tissue preparation, image acquisition and processing, and interpretation of results are complex, with decisions that not only differ dramatically from in vivo imaging of small animals, but ultimately affect what questions can be answered using the data. This work represents "Part 2" of a 3-part series of recommendations and considerations for preclinical dMRI. We describe best practices for dMRI of ex vivo tissue, with a focus on the value that ex vivo imaging adds to the field of dMRI and considerations in ex vivo image acquisition. We give general considerations and foundational knowledge that must be considered when designing experiments. We describe differences in specimens and models and discuss why some may be more or less appropriate for different studies. We then give guidelines for ex vivo protocols, including tissue fixation, sample preparation, and MR scanning. In each section, we attempt to provide guidelines and recommendations, but also highlight areas for which no guidelines exist (and why), and where future work should lie. An overarching goal herein is to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of ex vivo dMRI acquisitions and analyses, and thereby advance biomedical knowledge.
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spellingShingle Considerations and recommendations from the ISMRM Diffusion Study Group for preclinical diffusion MRI: Part 2 -- Ex vivo imaging: added value and acquisition
Schilling, Kurt G
Grussu, Francesco
Ianus, Andrada
Hansen, Brian
Howard, Amy FD
Barrett, Rachel L C
Aggarwal, Manisha
Michielse, Stijn
Nasrallah, Fatima
Syeda, Warda
Wang, Nian
Veraart, Jelle
Roebroeck, Alard
Bagdasarian, Andrew F
Eichner, Cornelius
Sepehrband, Farshid
Zimmermann, Jan
Soustelle, Lucas
Bowman, Christien
Tendler, Benjamin C
Hertanu, Andreea
Jeurissen, Ben
Frydman, Lucio
van de Looij, Yohan
Hike, David
Dunn, Jeff F
Miller, Karla
Landman, Bennett A
Shemesh, Noam
Anderson, Adam
McKinnon, Emilie
Farquharson, Shawna
Acqua, Flavio Dell'
Pierpaoli, Carlo
Drobnjak, Ivana
Leemans, Alexander
Harkins, Kevin D
Descoteaux, Maxime
Xu, Duan
Huang, Hao
Santin, Mathieu D
Grant, Samuel C.
Obenaus, Andre
Kim, Gene S
Wu, Dan
Bihan, Denis Le
Blackband, Stephen J
Ciobanu, Luisa
Fieremans, Els
Bai, Ruiliang
Leergaard, Trygve
Zhang, Jiangyang
Dyrby, Tim B
Johnson, G Allan
Cohen-Adad, Julien
Budde, Matthew D
Jelescu, Ileana O
Medical Physics
Tissues and Organs
The value of preclinical diffusion MRI (dMRI) is substantial. While dMRI enables in vivo non-invasive characterization of tissue, ex vivo dMRI is increasingly used to probe tissue microstructure and brain connectivity. Ex vivo dMRI has several experimental advantages including higher signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution compared to in vivo studies, and enabling more advanced diffusion contrasts. Another major advantage of ex vivo dMRI is the direct comparison with histological data as a methodological validation. However, there are a number of considerations that must be made when performing ex vivo experiments. The steps from tissue preparation, image acquisition and processing, and interpretation of results are complex, with decisions that not only differ dramatically from in vivo imaging of small animals, but ultimately affect what questions can be answered using the data. This work represents "Part 2" of a 3-part series of recommendations and considerations for preclinical dMRI. We describe best practices for dMRI of ex vivo tissue, with a focus on the value that ex vivo imaging adds to the field of dMRI and considerations in ex vivo image acquisition. We give general considerations and foundational knowledge that must be considered when designing experiments. We describe differences in specimens and models and discuss why some may be more or less appropriate for different studies. We then give guidelines for ex vivo protocols, including tissue fixation, sample preparation, and MR scanning. In each section, we attempt to provide guidelines and recommendations, but also highlight areas for which no guidelines exist (and why), and where future work should lie. An overarching goal herein is to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of ex vivo dMRI acquisitions and analyses, and thereby advance biomedical knowledge.
title Considerations and recommendations from the ISMRM Diffusion Study Group for preclinical diffusion MRI: Part 2 -- Ex vivo imaging: added value and acquisition
topic Medical Physics
Tissues and Organs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.13371