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ArticleBrain sciences2021

Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging Fiber Tractography of Major White Matter Tracts in Neurosurgery.

Miriam H A Bopp, Julia Emde, Barbara Carl, Christopher Nimsky, Benjamin Saß

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miriam H A BoppDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, 35043 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1574-7572
Julia EmdeDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Barbara CarlDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Christopher NimskyDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, 35043 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8216-9410
Benjamin SaßDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, 35043 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2855-3443
Philipps University of Marburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-based fiber tractography is routinely used in clinical applications to visualize major white matter tracts, such as the corticospinal tract (CST), optic radiation (OR), and arcuate fascicle (AF). Nevertheless, DTI is limited due to its capability of resolving intra-voxel multi-fiber populations. Sophisticated models often require long acquisition times not applicable in clinical practice. Diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI), as an extension of DTI, combines sophisticated modeling of the diffusion process with short acquisition times but has rarely been investigated in fiber tractography. In this study, DTI- and DKI-based fiber tractography of the CST, OR, and AF was investigated in healthy volunteers and glioma patients. For the CST, significantly larger tract volumes were seen in DKI-based fiber tractography. Similar results were obtained for the OR, except for the right OR in patients. In the case of the AF, results of both models were comparable with DTI-based fiber tractography showing even significantly larger tract volumes in patients. In the case of the CST and OR, DKI-based fiber tractography contributes to advanced visualization under clinical time constraints, whereas for the AF, other models should be considered.

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arcuate fasciclecorticospinal tractdiffusion kurtosis imagingdiffusion tensor imagingfiber tractographyoptic radiation

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PMID33802710
PMCPMC8002557
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