It has been shown previously that for the linear (LTE), as well as planar tensor encoding (PTE) and in tissue with 'stick-like' geometry, the diffusion-weighted signal at high b-values follows a power-law. Specifically, the signal decays as $$$1/\sqrt{b}$$$ in LTE and $$$1/b$$$ in PTE. Here, we investigate whether power-law behaviors occur with other encodings and geometries. The results show that using an axisymmetric b-tensor a power-law only exists for stick-like geometries, using LTE and PTE. Finally, using ultra-strong gradients, we confirm –for the first time in vivo– that a power-law exists for PTE in white matter of the human brain.
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