Imaging cortical association tracts in the human brain using diffusion-tensor-based axonal tracking

Susumu Mori; Walter E. Kaufmann; Christos Davatzikos; Bram Stieltjes; Laura Amodei; Kim Fredericksen; Godfrey D. Pearlson; Elias R. Melhem; Meiyappan Solaiyappan; Gerald V. Raymond; Hugo W. Moser; Peter C.M. Van Zijl

doi:10.1002/mrm.10074

Imaging cortical association tracts in the human brain using diffusion-tensor-based axonal tracking

Susumu Mori, Walter E. Kaufmann, Christos Davatzikos, Bram Stieltjes, Laura Amodei, Kim Fredericksen, Godfrey D. Pearlson, Elias R. Melhem, Meiyappan Solaiyappan, Gerald V. Raymond, Hugo W. Moser, Peter C.M. Van Zijl

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Abstract

Diffusion-tensor fiber tracking was used to identify the cores of several long-association fibers, including the anterior (ATR) and posterior (PTR) thalamic radiations, and the uncinate (UNC), superior longitudinal (SLF), inferior longitudinal (ILF), and inferior fronto-occipital (IFO) fasciculi. Tracking results were compared to existing anatomical knowledge, and showed good qualitative agreement. Guidelines were developed to reproducibly track these fibers in vivo. The interindividual variability of these reconstructions was assessed in a common spatial reference frame (Talairach space) using probabilistic mapping. As a first illustration of this technical capability, a reduction in brain connectivity in a patient with a childhood neurodegenerative disease (X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy) was demonstrated.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	215-223
Number of pages	9
Journal	Magnetic resonance in medicine
Volume	47
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.10074
State	Published - 2002

Keywords

Association
Axonal
Diffusion
MRI
Tensor
Tracts

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Mori, S., Kaufmann, W. E., Davatzikos, C., Stieltjes, B., Amodei, L., Fredericksen, K., Pearlson, G. D., Melhem, E. R., Solaiyappan, M., Raymond, G. V., Moser, H. W., & Van Zijl, P. C. M. (2002). Imaging cortical association tracts in the human brain using diffusion-tensor-based axonal tracking. Magnetic resonance in medicine, 47(2), 215-223. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.10074

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