Clinical applications of diffusion tensor imaging

A Lerner, MA Mogensen, PE Kim, MS Shiroishi… - World neurosurgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Advancements in diffusion-weighted imaging during the past decade have led to the use of
diffusion tensor imaging to further characterize the structural integrity of neural tissue and to …

MR diffusion imaging in ischemic stroke

SH Fung, L Roccatagliata… - Neuroimaging …, 2011 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) provides image contrast that is dependent on the
molecular motion of water. The method was introduced into clinical practice in the mid …

The effects of brain tissue decomposition on diffusion tensor imaging and tractography

H D'Arceuil, A de Crespigny - Neuroimage, 2007 - Elsevier
There have been numerous high resolution diffusion tensor imaging studies in fixed animal
brains, but relatively few studies in human brains. While animal tissues are generally fixed …

Degree of corticospinal tract damage correlates with motor function after stroke

S Maraka, Q Jiang, K Jafari‐Khouzani… - Annals of clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Direct injury to the corticospinal tract (CST) is a major factor defining motor
impairment after stroke. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography allows definition of the …

Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography in acute stroke

P Mukherjee - Neuroimaging Clinics, 2005 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an area of burgeoning research in technical refinements
and clinical applications. Diffusion MR imaging reflects information on a microscopic spatial …

Fiber tracking by diffusion tensor imaging in corticospinal tract stroke: topographical correlation with clinical symptoms

JS Lee, MK Han, SH Kim, OK Kwon, JH Kim - Neuroimage, 2005 - Elsevier
Fiber tracking of the white matter using diffusion tensor imaging is a new imaging technique
to visualize the integrity of the white matter. This study investigated the capability of this …

Diffusion tensor imaging assessment of brain white matter maturation during the first postnatal year

JM Provenzale, L Liang, D DeLong… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to use diffusion-weighted and diffusion tensor
imaging to investigate the status of cerebral white matter (WM) at term gestation and the rate …

[HTML][HTML] On the viability of diffusion MRI-based microstructural biomarkers in ischemic stroke

I Boscolo Galazzo, L Brusini, S Obertino… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Recent tract-based analyses provided evidence for the exploitability of 3D-SHORE
microstructural descriptors derived from diffusion MRI (dMRI) in revealing white matter (WM) …

Elevations of diffusion anisotropy are associated with hyper-acute stroke: a serial imaging study

YA Bhagat, MS Hussain, RW Stobbe… - Magnetic resonance …, 2008 - Elsevier
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies of human ischemic stroke within 24 h of symptom
onset have reported variable findings of changes in diffusion anisotropy. Serial DTI within 24 …

Diffusion-weighted imaging in acute stroke

PW Schaefer, WA Copen, MH Lev… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2006 - mri.theclinics.com
This review begins by explaining the pulse sequences and postprocessing techniques that
are used to create diffusion-weighted images (DWI). Subsequently, the pathophysiology of …