Diffusion MRI fiber tractography of the brain

B Jeurissen, M Descoteaux, S Mori… - NMR in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of fiber tractography to delineate non‐invasively the white matter fiber pathways
of the brain raises possibilities for clinical applications and offers enormous potential for …

Challenges in diffusion MRI tractography–Lessons learned from international benchmark competitions

KG Schilling, A Daducci, K Maier-Hein… - Magnetic resonance …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI (dMRI) fiber tractography has become a pillar of the neuroimaging community
due to its ability to noninvasively map the structural connectivity of the brain. Despite …

Limits to anatomical accuracy of diffusion tractography using modern approaches

KG Schilling, V Nath, C Hansen, P Parvathaneni… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI fiber tractography is widely used to probe the structural connectivity of the
brain, with a range of applications in both clinical and basic neuroscience. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Dimensionality reduction of diffusion MRI measures for improved tractometry of the human brain

M Chamberland, EP Raven, S Genc, K Duffy… - NeuroImage, 2019 - Elsevier
Various diffusion MRI (dMRI) measures have been proposed for characterising tissue
microstructure over the last 15 years. Despite the growing number of experiments using …

Bundle-specific tractography with incorporated anatomical and orientational priors

F Rheault, E St-Onge, J Sidhu, K Maier-Hein… - NeuroImage, 2019 - Elsevier
Anatomical white matter bundles vary in shape, size, length, and complexity, making
diffusion MRI tractography reconstruction of some bundles more difficult than others. As a …

[HTML][HTML] Diffusivity and quantitative T1 profile of human visual white matter tracts after retinal ganglion cell damage

H Takemura, S Ogawa, AA Mezer, H Horiguchi… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019 - Elsevier
In patients with retinal ganglion cell diseases, recent diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies
have revealed structural abnormalities in visual white matter tracts such as the optic tract …

[HTML][HTML] Automated fiber tract reconstruction for surgery planning: extensive validation in language-related white matter tracts

M Mancini, SB Vos, VN Vakharia, AG O'Keeffe… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI and tractography hold great potential for surgery planning, especially to
preserve eloquent white matter during resections. However, fiber tract reconstruction …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative neuroanatomy: integrating classic and modern methods to understand association fibers connecting dorsal and ventral visual cortex

H Takemura, F Pestilli, KS Weiner - Neuroscience research, 2019 - Elsevier
Comparative neuroanatomy studies improve understanding of brain structure and function
and provide insight regarding brain development, evolution, and also what features of the …

Optic radiation tractography in pediatric brain surgery applications: a reliability and agreement assessment of the tractography method

JYM Yang, R Beare, MH Wu, SM Barton… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background Optic radiation (OR) tractography may help predict and reduce post-
neurosurgical visual field deficits. OR tractography methods currently lack pediatric and …

Topological principles and developmental algorithms might refine diffusion tractography

GM Innocenti, TB Dyrby, G Girard, E St-Onge… - Brain Structure and …, 2019 - Springer
The identification and reconstruction of axonal pathways in the living brain or “ex-vivo” is
promising a revolution in connectivity studies bridging the gap from animal to human …