Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 27, Issue 9 , Pages 1281-1292 , November 2009

Estimation of mutual information objective function based on Fourier shift theorem: an application to eddy current distortion correction in diffusion tensor imaging

  • Udomchai Techavipoo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Pathumthiani 12120, Thailand
    • ,
  • John Lackey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • ,
  • Jianrong Shi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • ,
  • Xin Guan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, NY 11794, USA
    • ,
  • Song Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. MR Physics Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5211, USA. Tel.: +1 215 955 3405; fax: +1 215 955 0126.

Received 28 August 2008 ,Revised 6 February 2009 ,Accepted 6 May 2009.

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