Table 1.
Summary of methods and reliability comparisons.
| Method | Linear Least Squares (LLS) |
Single Tensor Bayesian (STB) |
FSL’s BedpostX (BPX) |
Bayesian Multi-Tensor Model-Selection (BaMM) |
DSI’ Constant Solid Angle Q-Ball Imaging (CSA-QBI) |
MRtrix3’s Constrained Spherical Deconvolution (CSD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Single tensor | Single tensor with Biological Priors | Sum isotropic and N fiber compartments, automatic relevance detection | Sum isotropic and N fiber compartments, Bayesian model selection | Diffusion orientation distribution function (dODF) with constant solid angle | Fiber orientation distribution (FOD) through constrained spherical deconvolution |
| Simulated Single Tensor | SNR 30, 50, 100 | SNR 30, 50, 100 | SNR 30, 50, 100 | SNR 30, 50, 100 | SNR 30, 50, 100 | SNR 30, 50, 100 |
| Simulated Two Crossing Tensors | – | – | SNR 30, 50, 100 Fraction 50/50, 60/40, 80/20% FA 0.6, 0.8 Angle 30°, 60°, 90° |
SNR 30, 50, 100 Fraction 50/50, 60/40, 80/20% FA 0.6, 0.8 Angle 30°, 60°, 90° |
SNR 30, 50, 100 Fraction 50/50, 60/40, 80/20% FA 0.6, 0.8 Angle 30°, 60°, 90° |
SNR 30, 50, 100 Fraction 50/50, 60/40, 80/20% FA 0.6, 0.8 Angle 30°, 60°, 90° |
| Simulated Three Crossing Tensors | – | – | SNR 30, 50, 100 Fraction 33/33/33, 40/34/26, 53/34/13% FA 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 Angle 30°, 60°, 90° |
SNR 30, 50, 100 Fraction 33/33/33, 40/34/26, 53/34/13% FA 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 Angle 30°, 60°, 90° |
SNR 30, 50, 100 Fraction 33/33/33, 40/34/26, 53/34/13% FA 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 Angle 30°, 60°, 90° |
SNR 30, 50, 100 Fraction 33/33/33, 40/34/26, 53/34/13% FA 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 Angle 30°, 60°, 90° |
| Human Brain Reliability Map | All three subjects | – | – | – | – | – |
| Reliability Curve on Specific ROI | All three subjects | All three subjects | All three subjects | All three subjects | All three subjects | All three subjects |