title: Clinical applications of diffusion tensor imaging.
abstract: Advancements in diffusion-weighted imaging during the past decade have led to the use of diffusion tensor imaging to further characterize the structural integrity of neural tissue and to noninvasively trace neuronal tracts in the brain and spine. This has led to many clinical applications that have aided in surgical planning for brain and spinal cord tumors and has increased the diagnostic potential of magnetic resonance imaging in disorders such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer disease, and traumatic brain injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. Electronic address: lernera@med.usc.edu.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Monique A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mogensen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shiroishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Darryl H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Law
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Advanced MR imaging; Clinical applications; Diffusion tensor imaging, DTI