About the Authors

Craig J. Galbán

Affiliation Departments of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Bing Ma

Affiliation Departments of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Dariya Malyarenko

Affiliation Departments of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Martin D. Pickles

Affiliation Centre for MR Investigations, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Kevin Heist

Affiliation Departments of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Norah L. Henry

Affiliation Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Anne F. Schott

Affiliation Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Colleen H. Neal

Affiliation Departments of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Nola M. Hylton

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Alnawaz Rehemtulla

Affiliation Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Timothy D. Johnson

Affiliation Departments of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Charles R. Meyer

Affiliation Departments of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Thomas L. Chenevert

Affiliation Departments of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Lindsay W. Turnbull

Affiliation Centre for MR Investigations, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Brian D. Ross

bdross@umich.edu

Affiliation Departments of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests. BDR, TLC, AFS, AR and CJG have the following patents (Systems and methods for tissue imaging US8768431B2 and Imaging systems, computer, program product and method for detecting changes in rates of water diffusion in a tissue using magnetic resonance imaging (MIR) US6567684B1) and disclosures to the University of Michigan related to the underlying technologies described in this report which have been licensed to Imbio, LLC, a company in which BDR and AR have a financial interest. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials as detailed in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LWT AFS NMH BDR TLC TDJ. Performed the experiments: CJG DM MDP NLH AFS CHN NMH TLC LWT. Analyzed the data: CJG BM DM MDP KH NLH AFS CHN NMH AR CRM TLC LWT BDR TDJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJG BM DM MDP KH NMH AR CRM TLC LWT BDR TDJ. Wrote the paper: CJG BM DM MDP KH NLH AFS CHN NMH AR CRM TLC LWT BDR TDJ.