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Diffusion tensor imaging

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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
A refinement of magnetic resonance imaging that allows the doctor to measure the flow of water and track the pathways of white matter in the brain. DTI is able to detect abnormalities in the brain that do not show up on standard MRI scans.


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syngo DTI Tractography, which enables 3D visualization of white matter tracts in the brain for improved neurosurgical planning, based on diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) up to 256 directions.
In a study presented via poster presentation today by John Sampson, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Assistant Professor of Pathology at Duke University Medical Center, investigators evaluated and assessed the clinical usefulness of a novel simulation algorithm using magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (MR DTI) to predict the distribution of a drug administered via CED.
We will first focus on brain perfusion post-processing, diffusion tensor imaging, and a BOLD MRI toolkit.
 
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