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Abstract #4037

A Generalized Diffusivity for Tuning Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Contrast

Mariana Lazar1, Jens H. Jensen1, Joseph A. Helpern1

1Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, United States


In this abstract we introduce a new measure, the generalized diffusivity, to characterize diffusion in biological tissues. The generalized diffusivity include a tuning parameter,α , that allows differential weighting of diffusion paths on different length scales. For α=2, the generalized diffusivity reduces to the conventional mean diffusivity.