That's right.

-Keith

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 4:33 PM, Jeffrey Spielberg <
[email protected]> wrote:

> One further question: it looks like there no separate AP/PA fieldmaps for
> dMRI in the CCF protocol, whereas there are SE fieldmaps for resting - is
> that correct?  If so, is this because the b0 images from the dMRI can be
> used for this purpose (e.g., in topup)?
>
> Best,
> Jeff
>
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> Jeffrey M. Spielberg, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor, Clinical Science
> Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
> University of Delaware
> Newark, DE 19716
>
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> On Sep 27, 2017, at 3:37 PM, Keith Jamison <[email protected]<mailto:kjami
> [email protected]>> wrote:
>
> To clarify, hopefully:
>
> "Vector set 1"
> dMRI_dir98_AP = 46 b=1500, 46 b=3000, 6 b=0
> dMRI_dir98_PA = exact same as dir98_AP, but phase encode=P>>A
>
> "Vector set 2"
> dMRI_dir99_AP = 47 b=1500, 46 b=3000, 6 b=0
> dMRI_dir99_PA = exact same as dir99_AP, but phase encode=P>>A
>
> So in total, we have 93 unique directions the b=1500 shell, and 92 unique
> directions for the b=3000 shell, plus 12 interspersed b=0.  Each direction
> is acquired with phase-encode A>>P and then again with P>>A.
>
> For some added info, see attached screenshot, which is page 22 of the dMRI
> screenshot PDF distributed with the CCF protocol.
>
> -Keith
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Keith Jamison <[email protected]<mailto:
> [email protected]>> wrote:
> We essentially split the ~197 direction in half, and the two halves can't
> have the exact same number of directions due to how they are stored on the
> scanner, so "part 1" is 98 directions and "part 2 is 99.  each is then
> collected both AP and PA.  FYI, each scan is actually 92 diffusion volumes
> plus 6 or 7 non-diffusion "b=0"
>
> This is probably available elsewhere under the CCF documentation, but the
> DWI scans are adapted from here:
> https://www.humanconnectome.org/study-hcp-lifespan-pilot/
> phase1b-pilot-parameters
>
> The way the sequence runs on the scanner, we set a single "maximum"
> b-value (b=3000), by which each of the diffusion vectors in the table is
> scaled.  The entries that norm to 1 are b=3000, and the vectors that norm
> to 0.707 are b=1500.  Note: 0.707 = sqrt(0.5).  For whatever reason, this
> is how the scanner handles vector magnitudes.
>
> -Keith
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Glasser, Matthew <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> In general one wants to get as many gradient directions as possible.
> Perhaps Mike knows the answer to your other question.
>
> Matt.
>
> On 9/28/17, 2:59 AM, "[email protected]<mailto:hcp
> [email protected]> on behalf of
> Jeffrey Spielberg" <[email protected]<mailto:hcp
> [email protected]> on behalf of
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I¹m interested in setting up a diffusion protocol similar to the CCF
> >protocol and have two questions.  First, what¹s the difference between
> >the dir98 and dir99 acquisitions (beyond having different vectors)?  It
> >looks like both sample on 2 shells, use the same b-values, and have about
> >50:50 vectors on each shell, so I¹m not clear on why both are needed.
> >
> >Second, I was playing around with the Caruyer q-space sampling tool and
> >noticed that the output differs from the vectors provided as part of the
> >CCF protocol.  Specifically, for dir98, they match for 1 shell, but the
> >vector magnitudes in the other shell have been shortened to .7071.  My
> >guess is that this is necessary to tell the scanner to use the second
> >b-value (e.g., 1500).  Is that correct?
> >
> >Best,
> >Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Jeffrey M. Spielberg, Ph.D.
> >Assistant Professor, Clinical Science
> >Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
> >University of Delaware
> >Newark, DE 19716
> >
> >Office:     307 McKinly Laboratory
> >Lab:        Suite 405 Wolf Hall
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