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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
An improved finite difference (FD) method has been developed in order to calculate the behaviour of the nuclear magnetic resonance signal variations caused by water diffusion in biological tissues more accurately and efficiently. The algorithm converts the conventional image-based finite difference method into a convenient matrix-based approach and includes a revised periodic boundary condition which eliminates the edge effects caused by artificial boundaries in conventional FD methods. Simulated results for some modelled tissues are consistent with analytical solutions for commonly used diffusion-weighted pulse sequences, whereas the improved FD method shows improved efficiency and accuracy. A tightly coupled parallel computing approach was also developed to implement the FD methods to enable large-scale simulations of realistic biological tissues. The potential applications of the improved FD method for understanding diffusion in tissues are also discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0031-9155
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
N111-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Numerical study of water diffusion in biological tissues using an improved finite difference method.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural