Diffusion Tensor Tractography of Brainstem Fibers and Its Application in Pain
Yu Zhang, Andrei A. Vakhtin, Jennifer S. Jennings, Payam Massaband, Max Wintermark, Patricia L. Craig, John Wesson Ashford, John David Clark, Ansgar J. Furst
This paper introduces an automated method for reconstructing brainstem fiber tracts using DTI and shows a significant inverse relationship between fractional anisotropy and pain severity.
PLoS ONE · Feb 18, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience