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Abstract #1938

A New Robust Algorithm for Diffusion Tensor Evaluation

Ivan I. Maximov1, Farida Grinberg1, Nadim Jon Shah1,2

1Institute of Neuroscience & Medicine 4, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany; 2Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, JARA, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany


We propose a new algorithm for diffusion tensor reconstruction based on the robust least median squares estimator. The developed method allows one to determine the outliers that may appear due to physiological noise or other tissue-related singularities. This feature and the stability of the least median squares to noise level variation yield a new and very promising approach in research and in clinical practice.

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