Fuzzy fibers: uncertainty in dMRI tractography

Thomas Schultz; Anna Vilanova; Ralph Brecheisen; Gordon Kindlmann

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Fuzzy fibers: uncertainty in dMRI tractography

Thomas Schultz, Anna Vilanova, Ralph Brecheisen, Gordon Kindlmann

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Abstract

Fiber tracking based on diffusion weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI) allows for noninvasive reconstruction of fiber bundles in the human brain. In this chapter, we discuss sources of error and uncertainty in this technique, and review strategies that afford a more reliable interpretation of the results. This includes methods for computing and rendering probabilistic tractograms, which estimate precision in the face of measurement noise and artifacts. However, we also address aspects that have received less attention so far, such as model selection, partial voluming, and the impact of parameters, both in preprocessing and in fiber tracking itself. We conclude by giving impulses for future research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Scientific visualization
Subtitle of host publication	uncertainty, multifield, biomedical, and scalable visualization
Editors	Charles D. Hansen, Min Chen, Christopher R. Johnson, Arie E. Kaufman, Hans Hagen
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	8
Pages	79-92
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4471-6497-5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4471-6496-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6497-5_8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

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Name	Mathematics and Visualization
ISSN (Print)	1612-3786

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Schultz, T., Vilanova, A., Brecheisen, R., & Kindlmann, G. (2014). Fuzzy fibers: uncertainty in dMRI tractography. In C. D. Hansen, M. Chen, C. R. Johnson, A. E. Kaufman, & H. Hagen (Eds.), Scientific visualization: uncertainty, multifield, biomedical, and scalable visualization (pp. 79-92). (Mathematics and Visualization). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6497-5_8

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Fuzzy fibers: uncertainty in dMRI tractography. / Schultz, Thomas; Vilanova, Anna; Brecheisen, Ralph et al.
Scientific visualization: uncertainty, multifield, biomedical, and scalable visualization. ed. / Charles D. Hansen; Min Chen; Christopher R. Johnson; Arie E. Kaufman; Hans Hagen. London: Springer, 2014. p. 79-92 (Mathematics and Visualization).

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