Dear Dr.Mori,<br><br>I am currently working with Siemens DICOM with software version VB17 with oblique acquisition. I have the following questions:<br><br><b>1) From the DICOM header of the b0 images, the corresponding gradient direction is not (0,0,0). However, it is (0, 0.7,0.7). What does this mean? Which one is the right one to use?</b> <b><br>
</b><br><b>2) You said that we have to use the gradient table from the DICOM header instead of the Manufacturer's table since the former is more accurate. So,does this mean that we do not need to load the predefined tables any more? Is this true for different scanner software versions or for only VB17?</b><br>
<br><b>3) There is one point that is puzzling me. You said previously that we do not need to reorient the gradient table if we are using software version after VB15. However, I do not understand what do you mean exactly by this sentence?</b><br>
"<i>The are some mixed information about whether we need to reorient
gradient tables when oblique imaging is used (whether we need to check
"rotate if applicable" option or not). We are testing it but with the
scanner we tested last time (VB17 operating system), we needed to check
to this option.</i> "<br><br><b>Does this mean that we may need to rotate the gradient table in case of oblique acquisition for VB17?<br><br></b>Thank you very much.<br><br>Fatma.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:59 PM, susumu mori <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:susumu@mri.jhu.edu">susumu@mri.jhu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hi all,<br><br>For Siemens users, now a new function to extract a gradient table from Mosaic file header is available. The extracted gradient table is usually different from the generic gradient table provided by Siemens from the following points;<br>
<br>> X/Y/Z gradient signs (+/-) are dynamically changed based on image protocol (e.g. axial/sagittal/coronal). The extracted tables have correct signs.<br>> The extracted table is more exact because it includes not only the diffusion-weighing gradients but also a small contribution of imaging gradients.<br>
<br>The are some mixed information about whether we need to reorient gradient tables when oblique imaging is used (whether we need to check "rotate if applicable" option or not). We are testing it but with the scanner we tested last time (VB17 operating system), we needed to check to this option. <br>
<br>We will follow up this issue soon but we strongly recommend you to test your scanner. It can be easily tested by scanning a person twice. Once with a regular axial and one with a strong oblique (30-45 degree). If you are not sure about your results, you can send us your results for check.<br>
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<br>Susumu</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Hangyi Jiang <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hjiang@jhmi.edu" target="_blank">hjiang@jhmi.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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hi, Jeff,<br>
<br>
if the files are in Mosaic format, DtiDtudio can get the gradients from the header.<br>
below, I attached the email I sent to Venkat for your reference.<br>
<br>
regards,<br>
<br>
hangyi<br>
<br>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><br>
Hi Venkat,<br>
<br>
this is one of the most confusions to deal with DICOM files.<br>
<br>
according the DICOM standard and Siemens documentation, the gradients (bvec as you mentioned) in DICOM header should be defined in patient space (or image matrix space), so the one from dcm2nii should be correct for your dataset.<br>
<br>
the 1st one (from your MR techs) seems that it is the original definition based on scanner's coordinate system. this one should be adjusted dynamically during scanning according to patient position and orientation. by the way, we usually named it as gradient table, not b-matrix. b-matrix has 6 components for each of DWIs. b-matrix can be calculated from the gradient table.<br>
<br>
as a matter of fact, Siemens also saves adjusted b-matrix in the DICOM header. if you like, you can also use the adjusted b-matrix from the header for tensor calculation. in fact, using adjusted b-matrix is recommended by Siemens since it also considered other factors (like gradient cross-over effects) for image acquisition.<br>
<br>
hope it helps.<br>
<br>
hangyi<br>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><br>
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Hi Venkat,<br>
<br>
We had the same question on our Siemens VA25A DTIs. The Siemen's tech support recommended a program called MRIConvert (<a href="http://lcni.uoregon.edu/%7Ejolinda/MRIConvert/" target="_blank">http://lcni.uoregon.edu/~jolinda/MRIConvert/</a>) to extract the gradients. I don't have our tables in front of me, but the .8, 0, and .4 values seem pretty close to what I remember. Siemens said that they suspected the 1, 0, .5 values were in the scanner direction and the .8, 0, .4 values were in the patient direction, since I think Siemens automatically adjusts for that. Just be careful when using the MRIConvert program to extract gradients, since it flips the y sign for FSL purposes.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Jeff<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div>On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Rajagopalan, Venkateswaran <<a href="mailto:rajagov2@ccf.org" target="_blank">rajagov2@ccf.org</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:rajagov2@ccf.org" target="_blank">rajagov2@ccf.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
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Dear All,<br>
<br>
we collect our data from Siemens scanner. I got b-matrix from our MR techs for software version VA25A b matrix is as follows<br>
<br>
0: 0.000, 0.000, 0.000<br>
1: 1.000, 0.000, 0.500<br>
2: 0.000, 0.500, 1.000<br>
3: 0.500, 1.000, 0.000<br>
4: 1.000, 0.500, 0.000<br>
5: 0.000, 1.000, 0.500<br>
6: 0.500, 0.000, 1.000<br>
7: 1.000, 0.000, -0.500<br>
8: 0.000, -0.500, 1.000<br>
9: -0.500, 1.000, 0.000<br>
10: 1.000, -0.500, 0.000<br>
11: 0.000, 1.000, -0.500<br>
12: -0.500, 0.000, 1.000<br>
<br>
I used dcm2nii software (to convert hem into nifti file for soem other purpose i also gives me bvec and bval files) which gives me the following matrix from the dicom header file<br>
<br>
0 0 0<br>
0.89 0 -0.45<br>
0 0.45 -0.89<br>
0.45 0.89 0<br>
0.89 0.45 0<br>
0 0.89 -0.45<br>
0.45 0 -0.89<br>
0.89 0 0.45<br>
0 -0.45 -0.89<br>
-0.45 0.89 0<br>
0.89 -0.45 0<br>
0 0.89 0.45<br>
-0.45 0 -0.89<br>
<br>
Since not only the values are different but +/- signs are also different in DW directions. So I am wondering whether any one could tell me which is the correct table to go with.<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Venkat<br>
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