[In-vitro phantoms for estimating diffusion tensor tractography].
No literature has reported on in-vitro diffusion tensor tractography, although it is a useful method to visualize neuronal fiber projections in the living human brain. We applied this technique to phantoms of asparagus stems and bundled polyester yarn, and obtained tractography with high-quality images. On the asparagus stem phantom, straight tracts along the axis were displayed. On the polyester phantom, these tracts followed the course of the bundle whether it was straight or curved. These phantoms are useful for in-vitro evaluation of diffusion tensor tractography.
Watanabe
Makoto
M
Department of Radiology, University of Tokyo.
Masutani
Yoshitaka
Y
Aoki
Shigeki
S
Mori
Harushi
H
Abe
Osamu
O
Hayashi
Naoto
N
Masumoto
Tomohiko
T
Yamada
Haruyasu
H
Yoshikawa
Takeharu
T
Kabasawa
Hiroyuki
H
Ohtomo
Kuni
K
D000465:Algorithms; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011091:Polyesters
D011091:Polyesters