In-utero 3D High Resolution Fetal Brain Diffusion Tensor Imaging
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(a) is one loop of acquired fetal Diffusion transverse data viewed in Transverse, Coronal and Sagittal planes with 2 mm×2 mm in plane resolution, 4mm slice thickness and -2mm gap. (b)-(d) are corresponding reconstructed b0 image, ADC map and FA map respectively with 2 mm×2 mm in plane resolution, and 4mm through slice resolution. (e) is reconstructed anatomical data from a 4-loop of ssTSE dynamic scan with 1.25mm cubic resolution. (a)
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