title: [Imaging of small brain infarctions].
abstract: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is now routinely used in clinical practice and is a well-known technique for assessing various brain diseases, especially brain infarctions. Diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) and fiber-tracking method are further extensions of DWI. In this review, I will try to explain these recent technical advances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyoto Prefectual University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional