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Virtual in vivo interactive dissection of white matter fasciculi in the human brain

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Catani, Marco, Howard, Robert J., Pajevic, Sinisa, Jones, Derek K.·2002·NeuroImage

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This work reports the use of diffusion tensor magnetic resonance tractography to visualize the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the major white matter fasciculi within living human brain. Specifically, we applied this technique to visualize in vivo (i) the superior longitudinal (arcuate) fasciculus, (ii) the inferior longitudinal fasciculus, (iii) the superior fronto-occipital (subcallosal) fasciculus, (iv) the inferior frontooccipital fasciculus, (v) the uncinate fasciculus, (vi) the cingulum, (vii) the anterior commissure, (viii) the corpus callosum, (ix) the internal capsule, and (x) the fornix. These fasciculi were first isolated and were then interactively displayed as a 3D-rendered object. The virtual tract maps obtained in vivo using this approach were faithful to the classical descriptions of white matter anatomy that have previously been documented in postmortem studies. Since we have been able to interactively delineate and visualize white matter fasciculi over their entire length in vivo, in a manner that has only previously been possible by histological means, "virtual in vivo interactive dissection" (VIVID) adds a new dimension to anatomical descriptions of the living human brain.

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  • Initial DTI tractography studies portrayed the cingulum as a unitary bundle.

    “Initial DTI tractography studies portrayed the cingulum as a unitary bundle (e.g., Catani et al., 2002; Xie et al., 2005; see Fig. 6A).”

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Authors
Catani, M., Howard, R. J., Pajevic, S., & Jones, D. K.
Affiliations
  • University of Perugia (IT)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Leicester Royal Infirmary (GB)
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-09
Volume
17
Issue
1
Pages
77-94
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2110798659
Cited by
1,637
References
2
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FWCI
20.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Anatomy and Medical Technology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anatomy › Medical and Biological Sciences
Keywords
diffusion tensor tractography, arcuate fasciculus, inferior longitudinal fasciculus, uncinate fasciculus, cingulum, corpus callosum, fornix, internal capsule, anterior commissure, white matter anatomy
MeSH terms
Adult, Algorithms, Brain, Corpus Callosum, Diffusion, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Microcomputers, Nerve Fibers, Neural Pathways, Occipital Lobe, Anisotropy

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