Tracing superior longitudinal fasciculus connectivity in the human brain using high resolution diffusion tensor tractography

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 269-281

  Kamali, Arash ^a   Flanders, Adam E ^b   Brody, Joshua ^a   Hunter, Jill V ^c   Hasan, Khader M ^d  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Association fibers; Diffusion tensor imaging; High resolution; Superior longitudinal fasciculus; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONNECTOME; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HIGH RESOLUTION DIFFUSION TENSOR TRACTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR LONGITUDINAL BUNDLE; SUPERIOR PARIETAL LOBULE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892373341     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-012-0498-y     Document Type: Article

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