MRI Atlas of Human White Matter

Chapter 1. Introduction 1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 2. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) 2.1. The diffusion tensor and the diffusion ellipsoid 2.2. Two-dimensional visualization of DTI results 2.3. Three-dimensional reconstruction of white matter tractsChapter 2. Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of White Matter Tracts 1. Data acquisition 2. Data processing 3. Reconstruction of tracts 3.1. Algorithm 3.2. Editing of reconstruction results using multiple ROIs 3.3. ROI drawing strategy 3.4. Limitations of DTI-based reconstruction 4. 3D visualization 5. Nomenclature and annotation ReferencesChapter 3. Three-Dimensional Atlas of Brain White Matter Tracts 1. Tracts in the brainstem 2. Projection fibers 3. Association fibers 4. Commissural fibers 5. Overall view of reconstructed fibers ReferencesChapter 4. MRI/DTI Atlas of the Human Brain in the ICBM-152 Space 1. Reference systems 1.1. The Talairach system and cytoarchitectonic map 1.2. MNI coordinates 2. Creation of the atlas 2.1. MRI acquisition 2.2. Data processing 2.3. Normalization 2.4. Parcellation of the gray and white matter 2.5. Probabilistic tractography (population averaged white matter tracts) 2.6. Brodmann ’ s map assignment 2.7. Electronic versions of the atlas and software packages for image analyses 3. Nomenclature References