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Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Image of Human Brainstem

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Created 9/29/2009

High resolution (0.65x0.65 mm2 in-plane resolution) color-coded primary diffusion direction map from diffusion tensor magnetic resonance image of the brainstem on a human subject volunteer, acquired on the 3 T Allegra MRI scanner at the Beckman Institute's Biomedical Imaging Center. Blue indicates superior/inferior, red indicates right/left, and green indicates anterior/posterior directed nerve fiber bundles.

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  • Brad Sutton , Bioimaging Science and Technology, Beckman Institute
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