Welcome to
Diffusion Tensor Imaging in MR-Guided Neurosurgery. This website was designed
as a part of the course requirements for BME 240 -Applications in Clinical
Medicine at the
It is meant to give you an overview about current magnetic resonance (MR)
techniques used in MR-guided neurosurgery, with a particular focus on diffusion
tensor imaging (DTI), a very promising and powerful contrast mechanism for
water diffusion in MR.
This website is structured in three parts:
1.
MR-Guided Neurosurgery
2.
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
3.
Applications of DTI
The first part gives you a brief
overview about different techniques for neurosurgical navigation based
on MR. Some MR systems for intraoperative neurosurgery are shown
as well.
The second part covers the principles of diffusion tensor imaging. For this part,
it is assumed that you have some basic knowledge of MR. If you do not have
any knowledge of MR, you may want to review some MRI basics first.
The third and last part covers the most common clinical
applications of diffusion tensor imaging.
Jonathan Lisinski, June 2008
