DTI tractography based parcellation of white matter: Application to the mid-sagittal morphology of corpus callosum

Hao Huang, Jiangyang Zhang, Hangyi Jiang, Setsu Wakana, Lidia Poetscher, Michael I. Miller, Peter C M Van Zijl, Argye E. Hillis, Robert Wytik, Susumu Mori

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Abstract

Morphology of the corpus callosum (CC) at the mid-sagittal level has been a target of extensive studies. However, the lack of internal structures and its polymorphism make it a challenging task to quantitatively analyze shape differences among subjects. In this paper, diffusion tensor Imaging (DTI) and tract tracing technique were applied to incorporate cortical connectivity information to the morphological study. The CC was parcellated into six major subdivisions based on trajectories to different cortical areas. This subdivision was performed for eight normal subjects and one stroke patient. The parcellated CCs of the normal subjects were normalized for morphological analysis. When comparing the stroke patient to the normal population, we detected significant atrophy in the motor and sensory areas of the patient CC, in line with the clinical deficits. This approach provides a new tool to investigate callosal morphology and functional relationships.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)195-205
Number of pages11
JournalNeuroImage
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 15 2005

Keywords

  • Corpus callosum morphology
  • DTI tractography
  • Inner landmark
  • Parcellation
  • Stroke
  • Tract
  • White matter

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

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