title: Imaging and diseases of the ascending and descending pathways.
abstract: The corticospinal tract and other ascending and descending fibers are important in executing cerebral function. Conventional magnetic resonance and advanced neuroimaging findings of diseases involved in ascending and descending pathways are reviewed, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, secondary degeneration diseases, and intracranial tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Utz
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Electronic address: Xiang_Liu@URMC.Rochester.edu.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekholm
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D063132:Connectome / Q000379:methods*; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D066127:White Matter / Q000473:pathology*