Tissue Microstructure Estimation Using a Deep Network Inspired by a Dictionary-based Framework

Neurite morphology provides important information for the understanding of brain development  (Conel, 1939), aging (Jacobs et al., 1997), and disorders (Evangelou et al., 2000; Paula-Barbosa et al., 1980; Fiala et al., 2002). By capturing the anisotropic pattern of water displacement in the neuronal tissue, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) allows noninvasive assessment of the complex tissue microstructure and is thus a valuable tool for in vivo investigation of neurite morphology (Johansen-Berg and Behrens, 2013).
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