A whole heart, high resolution diffusion tensor data set with 1.3 mm isotropic voxels was acquired in 15 ex vivo pig hearts using a Stejskal-Tanner sequence at 3T. ADC, FA and HA values were calculated and analyzed for the whole heart. Purpose was to create a reliable statistical reference of diffusion parameters. Sharp modes for median and interquartile range of the ADC and median and mean values of the helix angle indicate similar distributions of those values for the individual hearts. This provides a statistically compelling reference for future cardiac DTI pig studies in vivo and at higher field strengths.
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