title: Comparison of brain white matter fiber orientation measurements based on diffusion tensor imaging and light microscopy.
abstract: Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to estimate white matter fiber orientations in fixed brain specimens. The specimens were subsequently sectioned, stained for myelinated fibers, and imaged with light microscopy. The MRI data were registered with the micrographs, allowing direct comparison of fiber orientation estimates between the two methods. Fiber orientation was measured in regions of interest in the frontal lateral corpus callosum. The results of diffusion MRI and light microscopy agreed within 2 degrees-the difference was not statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Department and Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. adam.anderson@vanderbile.edu
authors.forename: Adam W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Ann S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stepniewska
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Colvin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D016880:Anisotropy; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography