title: A diffusion-tensor-based white matter atlas for rhesus macaques.
abstract: Atlases of key white matter (WM) structures in humans are widely available, and are very useful for region of interest (ROI)-based analyses of WM properties. There are histology-based atlases of cortical areas in the rhesus macaque, but none currently of specific WM structures. Since ROI-based analysis of WM pathways is also useful in studies using rhesus diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data, we have here created an atlas based on a publicly available DTI-based template of young rhesus macaques. The atlas was constructed to mimic the structure of an existing human atlas that is widely used, making results translatable between species. Parcellations were carefully hand-drawn on a principle-direction color-coded fractional anisotropy image of the population template. The resulting atlas can be used as a reference to which registration of individual rhesus data can be performed for the purpose of white-matter parcellation. Alternatively, specific ROIs from the atlas may be warped into individual space to be used in ROI-based group analyses. This atlas will be made publicly available so that it may be used as a resource for DTI studies of rhesus macaques.
authors.affiliation: Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America; Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zakszewski
authors.affiliation: Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
authors.forename: Nagesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adluru
authors.affiliation: Health Emotions Research Institute, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Health Emotions Research Institute Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
authors.forename: Do P M
authors.initials: do PM
authors.lastname: Tromp
authors.affiliation: Health Emotions Research Institute, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Health Emotions Research Institute Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute & Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
authors.forename: Ned
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalin
authors.affiliation: Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute & Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America; Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016880:Anisotropy; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology*; D066127:White Matter / Q000502:physiology*