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ArticleMedical image analysis2025

Imaging the structural connectome with hybrid MRI-microscopy tractography.

Silei Zhu, Istvan N Huszar, Michiel Cottaar, Greg Daubney, Nicole Eichert, Taylor Hanayik, Alexandre A Khrapitchev, Rogier B Mars, Jeroen Mollink, Jerome Sallet and 5 more

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Article in Medical image analysis, 2025. 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.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Silei ZhuWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Electronic address: silei.zhu@ndcn.ox.ac.uk.
Istvan N HuszarWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Michiel CottaarWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Greg DaubneyWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Experimental Psychology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Nicole EichertWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Taylor HanayikWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Alexandre A KhrapitchevDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Rogier B MarsWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Jeroen MollinkWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Experimental Psychology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Jerome SalletWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Experimental Psychology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; INSERM U1208, Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, University Lyon, Bron, France.
Connor ScottDivision of Clinical Neurology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Adele SmartWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Division of Clinical Neurology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Saad JbabdiWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Karla L MillerWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Amy F D HowardWellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

Funding

Wellcome Trust 202788Wellcome Trust 203139Wellcome Trust 215573Wellcome Trust 221933
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mapping how neurons are structurally wired into whole-brain networks can be challenging, particularly in larger brains where 3D microscopy is not available. Multi-modal datasets combining MRI and microscopy provide a solution, where high resolution but 2D microscopy can be complemented by whole-brain but lowresolution MRI. However, there lacks unified approaches to integrate and jointly analyse these multi-modal data in an insightful way. To address this gap, we introduce a data-fusion method for hybrid MRI-microscopy fibre orientation and connectome reconstruction. Specifically, we complement precise "in-plane" orientations from microscopy with "through-plane" information from MRI to construct 3D hybrid fibre orientations at resolutions far exceeding that of MRI whilst preserving microscopy's myelin specificity, resulting in superior fibre tracking. Our method is openly available, can be deployed on standard 2D microscopy, including different microscopy contrasts, and is species agnostic, facilitating neuroanatomical investigation in both animal models and human brains.

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BrainConnectomeDiffusion Tensor ImagingMagnetic Resonance ImagingMicroscopyMultimodal ImagingAnimalsHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalBrain connectivityDiffusion MRIMicroscopyTractographyWhite matter fibre

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PMID40086183
PMCPMC7618803

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