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Spinal diffusion tensor imaging: A comprehensive review with emphasis on spinal cord anatomy and clinical applications
Author(s) -
Hendrix Philipp,
Griessenauer Christoph J.,
CohenAdad Julien,
Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan,
Cauley Keith A.,
Shoja Mohammadali M.,
Pezeshk Parham,
Tubbs R. Shane
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.22349
Subject(s) - diffusion mri , tractography , medicine , spinal cord , magnetic resonance imaging , neuroscience , anatomy , radiology , psychology , psychiatry
Magnetic resonance imaging technology allows for in vivo visualization of fiber tracts of the central nervous system using diffusion‐weighted imaging sequences and data processing referred to as “diffusion tensor imaging” and “diffusion tensor tractography.” While protocols for high‐fidelity diffusion tensor imaging of the brain are well established, the spinal cord has proven a more difficult target for diffusion tensor methods. Here, we review the current literature on spinal diffusion tensor imaging and tractography with special emphasis on neuroanatomical correlations and clinical applications. Clin. Anat. 28:88–95, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.