Usefulness of diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography in neurological and neurosurgical pediatric diseases.
BACKGROUND
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) with fiber tractography (FT) is a recently introduced imaging technique that is unique in providing detailed imaging of white matter (WM) tracts and connectivity between different regions of the brain not easily appreciated with other imaging methods.


CONCLUSIONS
DTI has been used in recent years to investigate several disease conditions involving WM, including brain malformations, cerebral ischemia, multiple sclerosis, neurocutaneous syndromes, and brain tumors.


CONCLUSIONS
In this paper, we focus our attention on the main applications of DTI-FT in the field of pediatric neurology, adding our personal experience.
Spalice
Alberto
A
Department of Pediatrics, Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Nicita
Francesco
F
Papetti
Laura
L
Ursitti
Fabiana
F
Di Biasi
Claudio
C
Parisi
Pasquale
P
Ruggieri
Martino
M
Iannetti
Paola
P
D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000473:pathology*