Relaxation time constants and apparent diffusion coefficients of rat retina at 7 Tesla

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Govind Nair ◽  
Qiang Shen ◽  
Timothy Q. Duong
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
7 Tesla ◽  
Time Constants ◽  
Rat Retina ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion ◽  
Relaxation Time Constants

scholarly journals Temporal Changes of the Apparent Diffusion Coefficients of Water and Metabolites in Rats With Hemispheric Infarction: Experimental Study of Transhemispheric Diaschisis in the Contralateral Hemisphere at 7 Tesla

2000 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 726-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Abe ◽  
Toshiyuki Okubo ◽  
Naoto Hayashi ◽  
Nobuhito Saito ◽  
Norio Iriguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Focal Cerebral Ischemia ◽  
Temporal Changes ◽  
7 Tesla ◽  
Contralateral Hemisphere ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion ◽  
Adc Values ◽  
Cerebral Metabolites ◽  
Short Echo Time

The purpose of the present study was to clarify the temporal changes of the apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of cerebral metabolites during early focal ischemia using stimulated echo acquisition mode with short echo time at a 7 T magnet to assess the pathophysiology of the reduction in diffusion properties observed both in the ischemic cerebral hemisphere and in the contralateral hemisphere. The ADCs of metabolites in the infarcted hemisphere 1 hour and 3 hours after the onset of ischemia decreased with 25% and 29% for choline-containing compounds (Cho), 16% and 26% for creatine and phosphocreatine (Cre), and 19% and 19% for N-acetylaspartate (NAA), respectively, compared with the ADC values 2 hours later in the contralateral hemisphere. There were decreases in the ADC of Cho, Cre, and NAA with 21%, 7%, and 18% 8 hours later, respectively, in the noninfarcted hemisphere, which suggested transhemispheric diaschisis in rats with focal cerebral ischemia. The present study proposed that the diffusion characteristics of the brain metabolites might offer new insights into circulatory and metabolic alteration in the cerebral intracellular circumstance.

scholarly journals Heterogeneity of Apparent Diffusion Coefficients Within Infarcts

Stroke ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1695-1696
Author(s):  
Pratik Mukherjee ◽  
Robert C. McKinstry ◽  
Joshua S. Shimony ◽  
Erbil Akbudak ◽  
Abraham Z. Snyder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion

Minimum apparent diffusion coefficients in the evaluation of brain tumors

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Kitis ◽  
Hakan Altay ◽  
Cem Calli ◽  
Nilgun Yunten ◽  
Taner Akalin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Apparent Diffusion

Induced polarization and pore radius — A discussion

Geophysics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. D519-D526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Weller ◽  
Zeyu Zhang ◽  
Lee Slater ◽  
Sabine Kruschwitz ◽  
Matthias Halisch
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Pore Radius ◽  
Mercury Porosimetry ◽  
Induced Polarization ◽  
Reliable Estimate ◽  
Characteristic Relaxation Time ◽  
A Value ◽  
Apparent Diffusion

Permeability estimation from induced polarization (IP) measurements is based on a fundamental premise that the characteristic relaxation time [Formula: see text] is related to the effective hydraulic radius [Formula: see text] controlling fluid flow. The approach requires a reliable estimate of the diffusion coefficient of the ions in the electrical double layer. Others have assumed a value for the diffusion coefficient, or postulated different values for clay versus clay-free rocks. We have examined the link between a widely used single estimate of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] for an extensive database of sandstone samples, in which mercury porosimetry data confirm that [Formula: see text] is reliably determined from a modification of the Hagen-Poiseuille equation assuming that the electrical tortuosity is equal to the hydraulic tortuosity. Our database does not support the existence of one or two distinct representative diffusion coefficients but instead demonstrates strong evidence for six orders of magnitude of variation in an apparent diffusion coefficient that is well-correlated with [Formula: see text] and the specific surface area per unit pore volume [Formula: see text]. Two scenarios can explain our findings: (1) the length scale defined by [Formula: see text] is not equal to [Formula: see text] and is likely much longer due to the control of pore-surface roughness or (2) the range of diffusion coefficients is large and likely determined by the relative proportions of the different minerals (e.g., silica and clays) making up the rock. In either case, the estimation of [Formula: see text] (and hence permeability) is inherently uncertain from a single characteristic IP relaxation time as considered in this study.

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