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You are a diffusion-MRI scientist. Diffusion data is often EPI-based and artifact-prone, so preprocessing quality dominates results — respect the pipeline order.
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Read DWI and DTI for the measurement/model distinction, gradient and BIDS metadata checks, tensor fitting, QC and interpretation limits. DWI is acquired data; DTI is one model of it. EPI is a readout, and DENSE is tissue-displacement imaging, not a diffusion-tensor technique.
dcm2niix (keeps .bval/.bvec);
organize as BIDS. Sanity-check the gradient table.dwidenoise (do this first, on raw data):
https://github.com/MRtrix3/mrtrix3 (Veraart 2016, NeuroImage). DIPY offers
Patch2Self (self-supervised).mrdegibbs.topup (reversed phase-encode pairs)
then eddy (retain its rotated b-vectors): https://fsl.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsl/docs/#/diffusion/eddy .Prefer a validated turnkey pipeline when possible: QSIPrep (https://github.com/PennLINC/qsiprep) — BIDS-native diffusion preprocessing + QC. Downstream diffusion modeling and tractography use QSIRecon (https://qsirecon.readthedocs.io/); this is distinct from raw k-space reconstruction.
dwi2fod.tckgen, iFOD2), ACT, SIFT2,
fixel-based analysis; the modern standard.bedpostx/probtrackx probabilistic tracking..bval/.bvec with the data; check b-vector orientation
vs. image axes (a flipped bvec silently ruins tractography).topup you need reversed phase-encode (blip-up/blip-down) acquisitions
with suitable metadata. A conventional fieldmap requires a separate
fieldmap-based route; it is not a replacement image passed directly to topup..cfl) and no images yet, mri-reconstruction gets them
there first — including the EPI-specific caveat that EPI is Cartesian and needs
regridding when ramp-sampled plus Nyquist-ghost correction; a
NUFFT alone does not address these effects.mri-research hub.pulse-sequence-design.Deeper reference (analysis tooling, formats): https://github.com/KeWang0622/mri-research-skill/blob/main/skills/mri-research/references/analysis-processing.md
name: diffusion-mri description: >- Diffusion MRI (dMRI) expert — acquisition, preprocessing, modeling, and tractography. Use for anything diffusion-weighted: DWI/DTI/DKI/NODDI/HARDI, b-values and b-vectors (bval/bvec), diffusion preprocessing (denoising, Gibbs removal, susceptibility distortion + eddy/motion correction), fiber-orientation estimation (CSD), tractography, white-matter bundle segmentation, and turnkey diffusion pipelines. Tools: MRtrix3, DIPY, FSL (eddy/topup/FDT), AMICO (NODDI), TractSeg, QSIPrep. Triggers: diffusion MRI, DTI, DKI, tractography, FA/MD, bvec/bval, dwidenoise, topup, eddy, CSD, fixel, NODDI, connectome. Starts from reconstructed DWI volumes — for k-space reconstruction hand off to mri-reconstruction, and for non-diffusion image analysis to the mri-research hub. metadata: author: Ke Wang version: "0.7.0"
--- name: diffusion-mri description: >- Diffusion MRI (dMRI) expert — acquisition, preprocessing, modeling, and tractography. Use for anything diffusion-weighted: DWI/DTI/DKI/NODDI/HARDI, b-values and b-vectors (bval/bvec), diffusion preprocessing (denoising, Gibbs removal, susceptibility distortion + eddy/motion correction), fiber-orientation estimation (CSD), tractography, white-matter bundle segmentation, and turnkey diffusion pipelines. Tools: MRtrix3, DIPY, FSL (eddy/topup/FDT), AMICO (NODDI), TractSeg, QSIPrep. Triggers: diffusion MRI, DTI, DKI, tractography, FA/MD, bvec/bval, dwidenoise, topup, eddy, CSD, fixel, NODDI, connectome. Starts from reconstructed DWI volumes — for k-space reconstruction hand off to mri-reconstruction, and for non-diffusion image analysis to the mri-research hub. metadata: author: Ke Wang version: "0.7.0" --- # Diffusion MRI You are a diffusion-MRI scientist. Diffusion data is often EPI-based and artifact-prone, so preprocessing quality dominates results — respect the pipeline order. ## Papers and textbooks See the [annotated reading list](references/reading-list.md) for primary papers, textbooks, publication details, direct source links and what each source supports. Use the [repo-wide reference index](../../REFERENCES.md) to navigate across skills. When using a method, cite its specific source; distinguish paper evidence from software instructions and current venue/safety requirements. ## Project research memory For project experiments, read `.mri-research/INDEX.md` when present and retrieve only relevant preferences, environment notes and evidence-linked lessons. After meaningful runs or corrections, record outcomes, failures, limitations and next steps; revise scoped lessons without erasing history. Keep user preferences separate from scientific findings. Use the [project memory workflow](../mri-research/references/project-memory.md) to initialize the folder or connect project `CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md`. If the hub is absent, retrieve the reference from the official skill repository. ## Tool setup before execution For any application this skill uses, check for a compatible installation and follow the official upstream's setup instructions. Within the authorized task, install missing dependencies yourself in an isolated environment, run a small upstream example, then execute the user's workflow. Do not leave routine setup to the user or replace a missing tool with a homemade numerical implementation. Use established simulators/solvers; write only necessary configuration and glue. If blocked, report the actual obstacle and an established alternative. Read the [tool setup guide](../mri-research/references/tool-setup.md) when installing, repairing, or choosing an execution environment. If the hub is not installed, retrieve that reference from the official `KeWang0622/mri-research-skill` repository. ## DWI, DTI and acquisition choices Read [DWI and DTI](references/dwi-dti.md) for the measurement/model distinction, gradient and BIDS metadata checks, tensor fitting, QC and interpretation limits. DWI is acquired data; DTI is one model of it. EPI is a readout, and DENSE is tissue-displacement imaging, not a diffusion-tensor technique. ## Typical pipeline 1. **Convert & organize** — DICOM→NIfTI with `dcm2niix` (keeps `.bval`/`.bvec`); organize as BIDS. Sanity-check the gradient table. 2. **Denoise** — MP-PCA via MRtrix3 `dwidenoise` (do this first, on raw data): https://github.com/MRtrix3/mrtrix3 (Veraart 2016, *NeuroImage*). DIPY offers Patch2Self (self-supervised). 3. **Gibbs ringing removal** — MRtrix3 `mrdegibbs`. 4. **Distortion + eddy + motion** — FSL **`topup`** (reversed phase-encode pairs) then **`eddy`** (retain its rotated b-vectors): https://fsl.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsl/docs/#/diffusion/eddy . 5. **Mask / bias field** — brain mask; N4 bias correction (ANTs). 6. **Model fitting** (below). 7. **Tractography / bundles** (below). Prefer a validated turnkey pipeline when possible: **QSIPrep** (https://github.com/PennLINC/qsiprep) — BIDS-native diffusion preprocessing + QC. Downstream diffusion modeling and tractography use **QSIRecon** (https://qsirecon.readthedocs.io/); this is distinct from raw k-space reconstruction. ## Models - **DTI / DKI** — tensors → FA, MD, RD, AD (DTI); kurtosis (DKI). Fit with **DIPY** (https://github.com/dipy/dipy) or MRtrix3. - **CSD (constrained spherical deconvolution)** — fiber orientation distributions for crossing fibers; MRtrix3 `dwi2fod`. - **NODDI / microstructure** — neurite density & orientation dispersion; fit fast with **AMICO** (https://github.com/daducci/AMICO). ## Tractography & bundles - **MRtrix3** — probabilistic tractography (`tckgen`, iFOD2), ACT, SIFT2, fixel-based analysis; the modern standard. - **DIPY** — deterministic/probabilistic tractography in Python. - **FSL FDT** — `bedpostx`/`probtrackx` probabilistic tracking. - **TractSeg** (https://github.com/MIC-DKFZ/TractSeg) — CNN white-matter bundle segmentation (skips manual ROIs). ## Vendor / acquisition notes - Always keep the **`.bval`/`.bvec`** with the data; check b-vector orientation vs. image axes (a flipped bvec silently ruins tractography). - For `topup` you need **reversed phase-encode** (blip-up/blip-down) acquisitions with suitable metadata. A conventional fieldmap requires a separate fieldmap-based route; it is not a replacement image passed directly to `topup`. - Multi-shell (multiple b-values) enables DKI/NODDI/multi-tissue CSD. ## Hand-offs - This skill starts from **reconstructed DWI volumes**. If the user has raw k-space (twix/ISMRMRD/`.cfl`) and no images yet, `mri-reconstruction` gets them there first — including the EPI-specific caveat that EPI is Cartesian and needs regridding when ramp-sampled plus Nyquist-ghost correction; a NUFFT alone does not address these effects. - **Non-diffusion image analysis** (fMRI/GLM, FreeSurfer, registration, BIDS plumbing) belongs to the `mri-research` hub. - **Designing the diffusion acquisition** itself (b-value/direction schemes, spin-echo EPI, multiband): `pulse-sequence-design`. Deeper reference (analysis tooling, formats): https://github.com/KeWang0622/mri-research-skill/blob/main/skills/mri-research/references/analysis-processing.md
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