Clinical application of diffusion tensor imaging and tractography in a child with holoprosencephaly

Blair Ortiz, Diego A. Herrera, Sergio Vargas, .

Keywords: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, anisotropy, holoprosencephaly, periaqueductal gray, failure to thrive

Abstract

Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tracking can be methods used for the study of congenital brain malformations associated to white matter bundle abnormalities.Their use is illustrated in a child with semilobar holoprosencephaly in whom diffusion tensor imaging and tractography showed diencephalic ventral induction failure and abnormal white matter fascicles in brain and brainstem.

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  • Blair Ortiz Grupo de Neurología Infantil, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia Grupo de Investigación en Bioelectrónica e Ingeniería Clínica-GIBIC, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
  • Diego A. Herrera Grupo de Investigación en Bioelectrónica e Ingeniería Clínica-GIBIC, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia Centro Avanzado de Diagnóstico Médico, CEDIMED, Medellín, Colombia
  • Sergio Vargas Grupo de Investigación en Bioelectrónica e Ingeniería Clínica-GIBIC, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia Centro Avanzado de Diagnóstico Médico, CEDIMED, Medellín, Colombia

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Ortiz B, Herrera DA, Vargas S. Clinical application of diffusion tensor imaging and tractography in a child with holoprosencephaly. biomedica [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 7 [cited 2024 May 17];31(2):164-7. Available from: https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/311
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