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Published in: Pediatric Radiology 1/2013

01-01-2013 | Minisymposium

Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography in brain malformations

Authors: Andrea Poretti, Avner Meoded, Andrea Rossi, Charles Raybaud, Thierry A. G. M. Huisman

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an advanced MR technique that provides qualitative and quantitative information about the micro-architecture of white matter. DTI and its post-processing tool fiber tractography (FT) have been increasingly used in the last decade to investigate the microstructural neuroarchitecture of brain malformations. This article aims to review the use of DTI and FT in the evaluation of a variety of common, well-described brain malformations, in particular by pointing out the additional information that DTI and FT renders compared with conventional MR sequences. In addition, the relevant existing literature is summarized.
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Metadata
Title
Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography in brain malformations
Authors
Andrea Poretti
Avner Meoded
Andrea Rossi
Charles Raybaud
Thierry A. G. M. Huisman
Publication date
01-01-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-012-2428-9

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