title: Diffusion kurtosis imaging: an emerging technique for evaluating the microstructural environment of the brain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Diffusion kurtosis imaging is an emerging technique based on the non-gaussian diffusion of water in biologic systems. The purpose of this article is to introduce and discuss the ongoing research and potential clinical applications of this technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diffusion kurtosis imaging provides independent and complementary information to that acquired with traditional diffusion techniques. The additional information is thought to indicate the complexity of the microstructural environment of the imaged tissue and may lead to broad-reaching applications in all aspects of neuroradiology.
authors.affiliation: 1 All authors: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Steven
authors.forename: Jiachen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhuo
authors.forename: Elias R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Melhem
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods