Fiber tracking with distinct software tools results in a clear diversity in anatomical fiber tract portrayal

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-35

  Burgel U ^a   Madler B ^b   Honey, C R ^c   Thron, A ^a   Gilsbach, J ^a   Coenen, V A ^a,c,d  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Difusion tensor imaging; Functional neuronavigation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurosurgical fiber tracking

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANATOMY; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN STEM; CAPSULA INTERNA; CINGULATE GYRUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRACT; PATIENT SAFETY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; WHITE MATTER;

ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 61849166213     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: 14389746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087212     Document Type: Article

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