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Introduction to diffusion MRI Anastasia Yendiki HMS/MGH/MIT Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI White-matter imaging Axons measure ~m in width They group together in bundles that traverse the white matter We cannot image individual axons but we can image bundles with diffusion MRI Useful in studying neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, aging, development… From the National Institute on Aging From Gray's Anatomy: IX. Neurology 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Diffusion in brain tissue Differentiate between tissues based on the diffusion (random motion) of water molecules within them Gray matter: Diffusion is unrestricted  isotropic White matter: Diffusion is restricted  anisotropic 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Diffusion encoding in direction g1 Magnetic resonance imaging can provide “diffusion encoding” Magnetic field strength is varied by gradients in different directions Image intensity is attenuated depending on water diffusion in each direction Compare with baseline images to infer on diffusion process g2 g3 g4 g5 g6 No diffusion encoding 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

How to represent diffusion At every voxel we want to know: Is this in white matter? If yes, what pathway(s) is it part of? What is the orientation of diffusion? What is the magnitude of diffusion? A grayscale image cannot capture all this! 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Tensors One way to express the notion of direction is a tensor D A tensor is a 3x3 symmetric, positive-definite matrix: d11 d12 d13 d12 d22 d23 d13 d23 d33 D = D is symmetric 3x3  It has 6 unique elements Suffices to estimate the upper (lower) triangular part 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Eigenvalues & eigenvectors The matrix D is positive-definite  It has 3 real, positive eigenvalues 1, 2, 3 > 0. It has 3 orthogonal eigenvectors e1, e2, e3. 1 e1 2 e2 3 e3 D = 1 e1 e1´ + 2 e2 e2´ + 3 e3 e3´ eix eiy eiz ei = eigenvalue eigenvector 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Physical interpretation Eigenvectors express diffusion direction Eigenvalues express diffusion magnitude Isotropic diffusion: 1  2  3 Anisotropic diffusion: 1 >> 2  3 1 e1 1 e1 2 e2 3 e3 2 e2 3 e3 One such ellipsoid at each voxel: Likelihood of water molecule displacements at that voxel 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) Image: An intensity value at each voxel Tensor map: A tensor at each voxel Direction of eigenvector corresponding to greatest eigenvalue 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) Image: An intensity value at each voxel Tensor map: A tensor at each voxel Direction of eigenvector corresponding to greatest eigenvalue Red: L-R, Green: A-P, Blue: I-S 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Summary measures Faster diffusion Mean diffusivity (MD): Mean of the 3 eigenvalues Slower diffusion MD(j) = [1(j)+2(j)+3(j)]/3 Anisotropic diffusion Fractional anisotropy (FA): Variance of the 3 eigenvalues, normalized so that 0 (FA) 1 Isotropic diffusion 3 [1(j)-MD(j)]2 + [2(j)-MD(j)]2 + [3(j)-MD(j)]2 FA(j)2 = 2 1(j)2 + 2(j)2 + 3(j)2 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI More summary measures Axial diffusivity: Greatest of the 3 eigenvalues Radial diffusivity: Average of 2 lesser eigenvalues Inter-voxel coherence: Average angle b/w the major eigenvector at some voxel and the major eigenvector at the voxels around it AD(j) = 1(j) RD(j) = [2(j) + 3(j)]/2 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Beyond the tensor The tensor is an imperfect model: What if more than one major diffusion direction in the same voxel? High angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI): More complex models to capture more complex microarchitecture Mixture of tensors [Tuch’02] Higher-rank tensor [Frank’02, Özarslan’03] Ball-and-stick [Behrens’03] Orientation distribution function [Tuch’04] Diffusion spectrum [Wedeen’05] 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Models of diffusion Diffusion spectrum (DSI): Full distribution of orientation and magnitude Orientation distribution function (Q-ball): No magnitude info, only orientation Ball-and-stick: Orientation and magnitude for up to N anisotropic compartments Tensor (DTI): Single orientation and magnitude 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Example: DTI vs. DSI From Wedeen et al., Mapping complex tissue architecture with diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging, MRM 2005 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Data acquisition d11 Remember: A tensor has six unique parameters d12 d13 d11 d12 d13 d12 d22 d23 d13 d23 d33 D = d22 d23 d33 To estimate six parameters at each voxel, must acquire at least six diffusion-weighted images HARDI models have more parameters per voxel, so more images must be acquired 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Choice 1: Gradient directions True diffusion direction || Applied gradient direction  Maximum attenuation True diffusion direction  Applied gradient direction  No attenuation To capture all diffusion directions well, gradient directions should cover 3D space uniformly Diffusion-encoding gradient g Displacement detected Diffusion-encoding gradient g Displacement not detected Diffusion-encoding gradient g Displacement partly detected 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI How many directions? Acquiring data with more gradient directions leads to: More reliable estimation of diffusion measures Increased imaging time  Subject discomfort, more susceptible to artifacts due to motion, respiration, etc. DTI: Six directions is the minimum Usually a few 10’s of directions Diminishing returns after a certain number [Jones, 2004] HARDI/DSI: Usually a few 100’s of directions 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Choice 2: The b-value The b-value depends on acquisition parameters: b = 2 G2 2 ( - /3)  the gyromagnetic ratio G the strength of the diffusion-encoding gradient  the duration of each diffusion-encoding pulse  the interval b/w diffusion-encoding pulses 90 180  acquisition G  05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI How high b-value? Increasing the b-value leads to: Increased contrast b/w areas of higher and lower diffusivity in principle Decreased signal-to-noise ratio  Less reliable estimation of diffusion measures in practice DTI: b ~ 1000 sec/mm2 HARDI/DSI: b ~ 10,000 sec/mm2 Data can be acquired at multiple b-values for trade-off Repeat acquisition and average to increase signal-to-noise ratio 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Looking at the data A diffusion data set consists of: A set of non-diffusion-weighted a.k.a “baseline” a.k.a. “low-b” images (b-value = 0) A set of diffusion-weighted (DW) images acquired with different gradient directions g1, g2, … and b-value >0 The diffusion-weighted images have lower intensity values b=0 b1, g1 b2, g2 b3, g3 Baseline image Diffusion-weighted images b4, g4 b5, g5 b6, g6 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Distortions: Field inhomogeneities Signal loss Causes: Scanner-dependent (imperfections of main magnetic field) Subject-dependent (changes in magnetic susceptibility in tissue/air interfaces) Results: Signal loss in interface areas Geometric distortions (warping) of the entire image 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Distortions: Eddy currents Cause: Fast switching of diffusion-encoding gradients induces eddy currents in conducting components Eddy currents lead to residual gradients that shift the diffusion gradients The shifts are direction-dependent, i.e., different for each DW image Result: Geometric distortions From Le Bihan et al., Artifacts and pitfalls in diffusion MRI, JMRI 2006 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Data analysis steps Pre-process images to reduce distortions Either register distorted DW images to an undistorted (non-DW) image Or use information on distortions from separate scans (field map, residual gradients) Fit a diffusion model at every voxel DTI, DSI, Q-ball, … Do tractography to reconstruct pathways and/or Compute measures of anisotropy/diffusivity and compare them between populations Voxel-based, ROI-based, or tract-based statistical analysis 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Caution! The FA map or color map is not enough to check if your gradient table is correct - display the tensor eigenvectors as lines Corpus callosum on a coronal slice, cingulum on a sagittal slice 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI

Introduction to diffusion MRI Tutorial Use dt_recon to prepare DWI data for a simple voxel-based analysis: Calculate and display FA/MD/… maps Intra-subject registration (individual DWI to individual T1) Inter-subject registration (individual T1 to common template) Use anatomical segmentation (aparc+aseg) as a brain mask for DWIs Map all FA/MD/… volumes to common template to perform voxel-based group comparison 05/01/13 Introduction to diffusion MRI