title: Tractography for arteriovenous malformations near the sensorimotor cortices.
abstract: We sought to use diffusion-tensor imaging-based tractography to assess the relationship between the arteriovenous malformations (AVM) and the sensorimotor cortices/tracts. Three patients who had an AVM closely situated to the sensorimotor tracts were studied. The relationship between the sensorimotor tracts and the AVM was well demonstrated in all patients. Tractography was also helpful in identifying the location of the motor cortex in some of the cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kizu
authors.forename: Hirotoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Akada
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Jyunya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasajima
authors.forename: Katsuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mineura
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Tsunehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D009412:Nerve Fibers; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000473:pathology; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000473:pathology*