title: Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain: review of clinical applications.
abstract: We review the theoretical background to diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and some of its commoner clinical applications, such as cerebral ischemia, brain maturation and traumatic brain injury. We also review its potential use in diseases such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease. The value of DTI in the investigation of brain tumors and metabolic disorders is assessed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0030, USA. sundgren@umich.edu
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Sundgren
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gómez-Hassan
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mukherji
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maly
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Welsh
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans