The basis of anisotropic water diffusion in the nervous system–a technical review

C Beaulieu - NMR in Biomedicine: An International Journal …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Anisotropic water diffusion in neural fibres such as nerve, white matter in spinal cord, or
white matter in brain forms the basis for the utilization of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to …

Diffusion tensor imaging: concepts and applications

D Le Bihan, JF Mangin, C Poupon… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The success of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is deeply rooted in the powerful
concept that during their random, diffusion‐driven displacements molecules probe tissue …

MR diffusion tensor spectroscopy and imaging

PJ Basser, J Mattiello, D LeBihan - Biophysical journal, 1994 - cell.com
This paper describes a new NMR imaging modality--MR diffusion tensor imaging. It consists
of estimating an effective diffusion tensor, Deff, within a voxel, and then displaying useful …

Tract-based spatial statistics: voxelwise analysis of multi-subject diffusion data

SM Smith, M Jenkinson, H Johansen-Berg, D Rueckert… - Neuroimage, 2006 - Elsevier
There has been much recent interest in using magnetic resonance diffusion imaging to
provide information about anatomical connectivity in the brain, by measuring the anisotropic …

Estimation of the effective self-diffusion tensor from the NMR spin echo

PJ Basser, J Mattiello, D LeBihan - Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Series …, 1994 - Elsevier
The diagonal and off-diagonal elements of the effective self-diffusion tensor, D eff, are
related to the echo intensity in an NMR spin-echo experiment. This relationship is used to …

Microstructural and physiological features of tissues elucidated by quantitative-diffusion-tensor MRI

PJ Basser, C Pierpaoli - Journal of magnetic resonance, 2011 - Elsevier
Quantitative-diffusion-tensor MRI consists of deriving and displaying parameters that
resemble histological or physiological stains, ie, that characterize intrinsic features of tissue …

Three‐dimensional tracking of axonal projections in the brain by magnetic resonance imaging

S Mori, BJ Crain, VP Chacko… - Annals of Neurology …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between brain structure and complex behavior is governed by large‐scale
neurocognitive networks. The availability of a noninvasive technique that can visualize the …

[HTML][HTML] Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain

AL Alexander, JE Lee, M Lazar, AS Field - Neurotherapeutics, 2007 - Elsevier
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a promising method for characterizing microstructural
changes or differences with neuropathology and treatment. The diffusion tensor may be …

Diffusion tensor MR imaging of the human brain.

C Pierpaoli, P Jezzard, PJ Basser, A Barnett… - Radiology, 1996 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To assess intrinsic properties of water diffusion in normal human brain by using
quantitative parameters derived from the diffusion tensor, D, which are insensitive to patient …

Toward a quantitative assessment of diffusion anisotropy

C Pierpaoli, PJ Basser - Magnetic resonance in Medicine, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Indices of diffusion anisotropy calculated from diffusion coefficients acquired in two or three
perpendicular directions are rotationally variant. In living monkey brain, these indices …