Table 1: Input parameters of RMS.
The guideline of setting up simulation parameters is based on (Fieremans and Lee, 2018). MT: magnetization transfer, PG: pulsed-gradient, t: diffusion time, δ: gradient pulse width, S/V: surface-to-volume ratio.
Voxel size | lp | < length scale in cell geometry (e.g., axon diameter, cell body size) |
Intrinsic diffusivity | D0 | ~ 2 − 3 μm2/ms in vivo |
Time for each step | δt | small enough such that P1→2 ⪡ 1, PMT ⪡ 1, and δs < lp |
Total time | Tmax | > t for narrow PG, > (t + δ) for wide PG |
Number of steps | Nstep | = ⌈Tmax/δt⌉, at least 1000 steps to lower discretization error |
Number of particles | Npar | as many as possible within the given calculation time |
Step size | δs | = , d = dimension (typically, d = 3) |
Optional | ||
Diffusion gradient | g(τ) | limited by maximal gradient strength, slew rate, and b-value |
Permeability | κ | |
Surface relaxivity | ϱ | |
MT exchange rate | R | = ϱ · S/V |
Relaxation time | T1/T2 | ~ 800/80 ms in brain white matter at 3T |