MRtrix: Diffusion tractography in crossing fiber regions

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-66

  Tournier, J Donald ^a,b   Calamante, Fernando ^a,b   Connelly, Alan ^a,b  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

crossing fibers; diffusion MRI; fiber tracking; tractography

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION TENSOR; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FIBER EFFECTS; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; FIBER TRACKING; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SINGLE FIBER; SPHERICAL DECONVOLUTION; TRACKING ALGORITHM; TRACTOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER; WHITE MATTER TRACTS;

ALGORITHMS; DIFFUSION; LAMINATES; TRACKING (POSITION);

NEUROIMAGING;

EID: 84857208123     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: 10981098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ima.22005     Document Type: Article

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