qMRI-package: tools:::Rd_package_title("qMRI")

Description

tools:::Rd_package_description("qMRI")

Arguments

Author

Karsten Tabelow tabelow@wias-berlin.de
J\"org Polzehl polzehl@wias-berlin.de

Maintainer: tools:::Rd_package_maintainer("qMRI")

Details

The DESCRIPTION file: tools:::Rd_package_DESCRIPTION("qMRI") tools:::Rd_package_indices("qMRI")

References

Weiskopf, N.; Suckling, J.; Williams, G.; Correia, M. M.; Inkster, B.; Tait, R.; Ooi, C.; Bullmore, E. T. & Lutti, A. Quantitative multi-parameter mapping of R1, PD(*), MT, and R2(*) at 3T: a multi-center validation. Front Neurosci, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK., 2013, 7, 95

J. Polzehl, K. Tabelow (2019). Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging: Modeling and Data Analysis Using R. Springer, Use R! series. Doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29184-6.

Examples

Run this code

# \donttest{
dataDir <- system.file("extdata",package="qMRI")
#
#  set file names for T1w, MTw and PDw images
#
t1Names <- paste0("t1w_",1:8,".nii.gz")
mtNames <- paste0("mtw_",1:6,".nii.gz")
pdNames <- paste0("pdw_",1:8,".nii.gz")
t1Files <- file.path(dataDir, t1Names)
mtFiles <- file.path(dataDir, mtNames)
pdFiles <- file.path(dataDir, pdNames)
#
#  file names of mask and B1 field map
#
B1File <- file.path(dataDir, "B1map.nii.gz")
maskFile <- file.path(dataDir, "mask.nii.gz")
#
#  Acquisition parameters (TE, TR, Flip Angle) for T1w, MTw and PDw images
#
TE <- c(2.3, 4.6, 6.9, 9.2, 11.5, 13.8, 16.1, 18.4,
        2.3, 4.6, 6.9, 9.2, 11.5, 13.8,
        2.3, 4.6, 6.9, 9.2, 11.5, 13.8, 16.1, 18.4)
TR <- rep(25, 22)
FA <- c(rep(21, 8), rep(6, 6), rep(6, 8))
#
#   read MPM example data
#
library(qMRI)
mpm <- readMPMData(t1Files, pdFiles, mtFiles,
                   maskFile, TR = TR, TE = TE,
                   FA = FA, verbose = FALSE)
#
#  Estimate Parameters in the ESTATICS model
#
modelMPM <- estimateESTATICS(mpm, method = "NLR")
#
#  smooth maps of ESTATICS Parameters
#
setCores(2)
modelMPMsp1 <- smoothESTATICS(modelMPM,
                              kstar = 16,
                              alpha = 0.004,
                              patchsize=1,
                              verbose = TRUE)
#
#  resulting ESTATICS parameter maps for central coronal slice
#
if(require(adimpro)){
rimage.options(zquantiles=c(.01,.99), ylab="z")
oldpar <- par(mfrow=c(2,4),mar=c(3,3,3,1),mgp=c(2,1,0))
pnames <- c("T1","MT","PD","R2star")
modelCoeff <- extract(modelMPM,"modelCoeff")
for(i in 1:4){
   rimage(modelCoeff[i,,11,])
   title(pnames[i])
   }
   modelCoeff <- extract(modelMPMsp1,"modelCoeff")
for(i in 1:4){
   rimage(modelCoeff[i,,11,])
   title(paste("smoothed",pnames[i]))
   }
}
#
#  Compute quantitative maps (R1, R2star, PD, MT)
#
qMRIMaps <- calculateQI(modelMPM,
                        b1File = B1File,
                        TR2 = 3.4)
qMRISmoothedp1Maps <- calculateQI(modelMPMsp1,
                                    b1File = B1File,
                                    TR2 = 3.4)
#
#  resulting quantitative maps for central coronal slice
#
if(require(adimpro)){
rimage.options(zquantiles=c(.01,.99), ylab="z")
par(mfrow=c(2,4),mar=c(3,3,3,1),mgp=c(2,1,0))
nmaps <- c("R1","R2star","PD","MT")
qmap <- extract(qMRIMaps,nmaps)
for (i in 1:4) rimage(qmap[[i]][,11,],main=nmaps[i])
qmap <- extract(qMRISmoothedp1Maps,nmaps)
for (i in 1:4) rimage(qmap[[i]][,11,],main=paste("Smoothed",nmaps[i]))
}
par(oldpar)
# }