title: Association, commissural, and projection pathways and their functional deficit reported in literature.
abstract: This study demonstrates normal white matter structures of the supratentorial system revealed by diffusion tensor imaging. Their anatomic connections and functional significance are discussed in the context of the lesion-induced deficits reported in the literature, which may not fully represent the lesion-induced effects on the white matter function and may not be entirely specific to the tract discussed. Nevertheless, understanding the most common effects of lesions on the functional connectivity provides a framework that we can use in advanced neuroimaging studies, like diffusion tensor imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography, and in our daily clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD 21287,USA. aysearalsmak@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aralasmak
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ulmer
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kocak
authors.forename: Carmen V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Salvan
authors.forename: Argye E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Hillis
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yousem
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008488:Medical Illustration; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology*