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🧭Diffusion MRI

Water diffusion that reveals white-matter pathways in vivo.

Also called: DTI · tractography

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white-matter architectureFocus
51/100Research
56/100Awareness
85/100Complexity
41/100Clinical
32/100Debate

Diffusion MRI sits at the centre of white-matter architecture — studied across molecules, circuits, behaviour and clinic.

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51ResearchEditorial 0–100 browsing aid within this atlas.
56AwarenessEditorial 0–100 browsing aid within this atlas.
85ComplexityEditorial 0–100 browsing aid within this atlas.
41Clinical weightEditorial 0–100 browsing aid within this atlas.

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  • Research51
  • Awareness56
  • Complexity85
  • Clinical weight41
  • Plasticity38
  • Live debate32

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Sources & research

  1. MR diffusion tensor spectroscopy and imagingBasser PJ; Mattiello J; LeBihan D · 1994 · Biophysical JournalDOIPubMed
  2. Fiber tract-based atlas of human white matter anatomyWakana S; et al. · 2004 · RadiologyDOIPubMed
  3. Diffusion MRI fiber tractography of the brainJeurissen B; et al. · 2019 · NMR in BiomedicineDOIPubMed

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