title: Rapid measurement of three-dimensional diffusion tensor.
abstract: In this article, the authors demonstrate a rapid NMR method to measure a full three-dimensional diffusion tensor. This method is based on a multiple modulation multiple echo sequence and utilizes static and pulsed magnetic field gradients to measure diffusion along multiple directions simultaneously. The pulse sequence was optimized using a well-known linear inversion metric (condition number) and successfully tested on both isotropic (water) and anisotropic (asparagus) diffusion systems.
authors.affiliation: Schlumberger-Doll Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: X-H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Sigmund
authors.forename: Y-Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004058:Diffusion; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular