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Diffusion tensor imaging: background, potential, and utility in psychiatric research.

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Taylor, WD; Hsu, E; Krishnan, KRR; MacFall, JR
Published in: Biol Psychiatry
February 1, 2004

Diffusion tensor imaging is a variation of magnetic resonance imaging that measures the diffusion of water in tissues. This can help measure and quantify a tissue's orientation and structure, making it an ideal tool for examining cerebral white matter and neural fiber tracts. It is only beginning to be utilized in psychiatric research. This article reviews the theory behind diffusion tensor imaging, its potential to map fiber tracts in the brain, and its recent use in psychiatric research.

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Biol Psychiatry

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0006-3223

Publication Date

February 1, 2004

Volume

55

Issue

3

Start / End Page

201 / 207

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Schizophrenia
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
  • Neural Pathways
  • Nerve Fibers, Myelinated
  • Mental Disorders
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Image Enhancement
  • Humans
  • Diffusion
 

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Taylor, W. D., Hsu, E., Krishnan, K. R. R., & MacFall, J. R. (2004). Diffusion tensor imaging: background, potential, and utility in psychiatric research. Biol Psychiatry, 55(3), 201–207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.07.001
Taylor, Warren D., Edward Hsu, K Ranga Rama Krishnan, and James R. MacFall. “Diffusion tensor imaging: background, potential, and utility in psychiatric research.Biol Psychiatry 55, no. 3 (February 1, 2004): 201–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.07.001.
Taylor WD, Hsu E, Krishnan KRR, MacFall JR. Diffusion tensor imaging: background, potential, and utility in psychiatric research. Biol Psychiatry. 2004 Feb 1;55(3):201–7.
Taylor, Warren D., et al. “Diffusion tensor imaging: background, potential, and utility in psychiatric research.Biol Psychiatry, vol. 55, no. 3, Feb. 2004, pp. 201–07. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.07.001.
Taylor WD, Hsu E, Krishnan KRR, MacFall JR. Diffusion tensor imaging: background, potential, and utility in psychiatric research. Biol Psychiatry. 2004 Feb 1;55(3):201–207.
Journal cover image

Published In

Biol Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0006-3223

Publication Date

February 1, 2004

Volume

55

Issue

3

Start / End Page

201 / 207

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Schizophrenia
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
  • Neural Pathways
  • Nerve Fibers, Myelinated
  • Mental Disorders
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Image Enhancement
  • Humans
  • Diffusion