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Acquisitions
Here are five examples of our diffusion image processing capabilities. See the captions for where to find more information about each method in the drop-down menus below.
![DTI whole brain](/sites/neuroimaging.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-12/tracts_Iowa_sag.png?h=0b4c9862&itok=v6d0_Dd8)
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
See: Diffusion Scalars, Kurtosis Scalars, Tractography
![MD scalar image](/sites/neuroimaging.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-12/MD.png?h=4a3a04bd&itok=prQr35EW)
Mean Diffusivity
See: Diffusion Scalars, Kurtosis Scalars
![AD scalar image](/sites/neuroimaging.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-12/AD.png?h=4a3a04bd&itok=tXKKfyOG)
Axial Diffusivity
See: Diffusion Scalars, Kurtosis Scalars
![FA scalar image](/sites/neuroimaging.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-12/FA.png?h=4a3a04bd&itok=no6I8MBr)
Fractal Aniosotropy
See: Diffusion Scalars, Kurtosis Scalars
![RD scalar image](/sites/neuroimaging.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-12/RD.png?h=4a3a04bd&itok=XIEJxdpH)
Radial Diffusivity
See: Diffusion Scalars, Kurtosis Scalars
Scalars
Preprocessing of diffusion sequences and extraction of whole brain scalars (using dtifit), including:
- Fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, axial diffusivity, and radial diffusivity
- Image cleaning using FSL's top-up and eddy
Preprocessing of multi-shell diffusion sequences (often called diffusion kurtosis) and extraction of whole brain scalars (using dtifit), including:
- Fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, axial diffusivity, and radial diffusivity
- Image cleaning using FSL's topup and eddy
Tractography
Tract mapping from, to, and through a single specified region
Tract quantification for a set of predefined atlas regions throughout the whole brain