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Atlasing location, asymmetry and inter-subject variability of white matter tracts in the human brain with MR diffusion tractography

Thiebaut de Schotten, Michel, ffytche, Dominic H., Bizzi, Alberto, Dell'Acqua, Flavio, Allin, Matthew, Walshe, Muriel, Murray, Robin, Williams, Steven C. +2 more·2011·NeuroImage

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The purpose of this study is to create a white matter atlas of the human brain using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography and to describe the constant and variable features of the major pathways. DTI was acquired from 40 healthy right-handed adults and reconstructed tracts mapped within a common reference space (MNI). Group effect maps of each tract defined constant anatomical features while overlap maps were generated to study inter-subject variability and to compare DTI derived anatomy with a histological atlas. Two patients were studied to assess the localizing validity of the atlas. The DTI-derived maps are overall consistent with a previously published histological atlas. A statistically significant leftward asymmetry was found for the volume and number of streamlines of the cortico-spinal tract and the direct connections between Broca's and Wernicke's territories (long segment). A statistically significant rightward asymmetry was found for the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus and the fronto-parietal connections (anterior segment) of the arcuate fasciculus. Furthermore, males showed a left lateralization of the fronto-temporal segment of the arcuate fasciculus (long segment), while females had a more bilateral distribution. In two patients with brain lesions, DTI was acquired and tractography used to show that the tracts affected by the lesions were correctly identified by the atlas. This study suggests that DTI-derived maps can be used together with a previous histological atlas to establish the relationship of focal lesions with nearby tracts and improve clinico-anatomical correlation.

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  • These different lateralization patterns within the IFOF subcomponents may partly explain the conflicting reports regarding the asymmetry of the IFOF.

    “These different lateralization patterns within the IFOF subcomponents may partly explain the conflicting reports regarding the asymmetry of the IFOF (Thiebaut de Schotten et al., 2011; Forkel et al., 2014).”
  • There are long association white matter tracts that link the left inferior frontal gyrus with other nodes of the speech network.

    “there are a number of long association white matter tracts that are known to link the left inferior frontal gyrus with other nodes of the speech network”

    From Damage to Broca’s area does not contribute to long-term speech production outcome after stroke (2021) · cites this paper as Thiebaut de Schotten et al., 2011

  • The white matter pathway most likely to be affected in the aAF region is the anterior part of the arcuate fasciculus, according to a normative DTI-based atlas and post-mortem fibre dissection studies.

    “The white matter pathway most likely to be affected is the anterior part of the arcuate fasciculus, according to a normative DTI-based atlas of human brain connections (Catani and Thiebaut de Schotten, 2008; Thiebaut de Schotten et al., 2011) and post-mortem fibre dissection studies (Martino et al., 2013).”

    From Damage to Broca’s area does not contribute to long-term speech production outcome after stroke (2021) · cites this paper as Thiebaut de Schotten et al., 2011

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Thiebaut de Schotten, M., ffytche, D. H., Bizzi, A., Dell'Acqua, F., Allin, M., Walshe, M., Murray, R., Williams, S. C., Murphy, D. G. M., & Catani, M.
Affiliations
  • King's College London (GB)
  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (IT)
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-01
Volume
54
Issue
1
Pages
49-59
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1965018875
Cited by
656
References
75
Citations by year
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FWCI
28.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (WT088641 ⁄Z ⁄ 09 ⁄ Z)
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anatomy › Medical and Biological Sciences
Keywords
white matter atlas, white matter tracts, diffusion tractography, interindividual variability, hemispheric lateralization, corticospinal tract, arcuate fasciculus, inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, Broca's area, Wernicke's area, sex differences, brain lesions
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus, Brain, Brain Damage, Chronic, Brain Mapping, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Functional Laterality, Male, Postmortem Changes, Observer Variation, Anisotropy, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Young Adult

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