title: EZ-tracing: a new ready-to-use algorithm for magnetic resonance tractography.
abstract: A new algorithm for tractography based on diffusion tensor analysis (DTA) is presented. This method, called EZ-tracing, is based on a new algorithm for analyzing DTA data, lambda chart analysis (LCA), and effectively overcomes the main shortcomings of previous methods for tractography. EZ-tracing is written in MATLAB scripting language (MathWorks, Natick, MA, USA) and can be implemented on any of the common operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and LINUX. The program is available in public at coe@bri.niigata-u.ac.jp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Neuroscience, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, 1 Asahimachi, 951-8585, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terajima
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004058:Diffusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software