title: Diffusion tensor imaging of cerebral white matter: technique, anatomy, and pathologic patterns.
abstract: Diffusion tensor imaging is a magnetic resonance imaging technique that provides insight into the anatomy and integrity of white matter pathways in the brain. Further processing of these data can help map individual tracts, which can aid in surgical planning. Understanding the basics of this technique can improve characterization of white matter development and disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 848 Adams Avenue, G216, Memphis, TN 38103, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 848 Adams Avenue, G216, Memphis, TN 38103, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 848 Adams Avenue, G216, Memphis, TN 38103, USA; Le Bonheur Neuroscience Institute, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, 848 Adams Avenue, G216, Memphis, TN 38103, USA. Electronic address: achoudhri@uthsc.edu.
authors.forename: Asim F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Choudhri
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 848 Adams Avenue, G216, Memphis, TN 38103, USA.
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe Street, B100, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Ari M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Blitz
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Maryland, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Dheeraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gandhi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D056784:Leukoencephalopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Anatomy; Brain; Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Physiologic imaging; White matter