Diffusion-Tensor MR Imaging and Tractography: Exploring Brain Microstructure and Connectivity1

PGP Nucifora, R Verma, SK Lee, ER Melhem - Radiology, 2007 - pubs.rsna.org
Diffusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is evolving into a potent tool in the examination
of the central nervous system. Although it is often used for the detection of acute ischemia …

MR tractography: a review of its clinical applications

K Yamada, K Sakai, K Akazawa, S Yuen… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2009 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Magnetic resonance tractography based on diŠusion-tensor imaging was ˆrst introduced to
the medical imaging community a decade ago. It has been successfully applied to a number …

High-dimensional spatial normalization of diffusion tensor images improves the detection of white matter differences: an example study using amyotrophic lateral …

H Zhang, BB Avants, PA Yushkevich… - IEEE transactions on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spatial normalization of diffusion tensor images plays a key role in voxel-based analysis of
white matter (WM) group differences. Currently, it has been achieved using low-dimensional …

Aging in the CNS: comparison of gray/white matter volume and diffusion tensor data

O Abe, H Yamasue, S Aoki, M Suga, H Yamada… - Neurobiology of …, 2008 - Elsevier
This study investigated the global and regional effects of aging on brain volume, mean
diffusivity (MD), and fractional anisotropy (FA) in 73 normal female subjects using voxel …

Between session reproducibility and between subject variability of diffusion MR and tractography measures

E Heiervang, TEJ Behrens, CE Mackay, MD Robson… - Neuroimage, 2006 - Elsevier
As diffusion tractography is increasingly used to generate quantitative measures to address
clinical questions, it is important to characterise the inter-session reproducibility and inter …

Clinical and radiological markers of extra-motor deficits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

F Christidi, E Karavasilis, M Rentzos, N Kelekis… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is now universally recognized as a complex multisystem
disorder with considerable extra-motor involvement. The neuropsychological manifestations …

Just pretty pictures? What diffusion tractography can add in clinical neuroscience

H Johansen-Berg, TEJ Behrens - Current opinion in neurology, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Just pretty pictures? What diffusion tractography can add in... : Current Opinion in Neurology
Just pretty pictures? What diffusion tractography can add in clinical neuroscience : Current …

Evidence for white matter disruption in traumatic brain injury without macroscopic lesions

N Nakayama, A Okumura, J Shinoda… - Journal of Neurology …, 2006 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background: Non-missile traumatic brain injury (nmTBI) without macroscopically detectable
lesions often results in cognitive impairments that negatively affect daily life. Aim: To identify …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging endpoints in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

RAL Menke, F Agosta, J Grosskreutz, M Filippi… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative, clinically
heterogeneous syndrome pathologically overlap** with frontotemporal dementia. To date …

Probabilistic diffusion tractography: a potential tool to assess the rate of disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

O Ciccarelli, TE Behrens, DR Altmann, RW Orrell… - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The goal of probabilistic tractography is to obtain a connectivity index along a white matter
pathway that reflects fibre organization and is sensitive to pathological abnormalities …