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Diffusion tensor imaging of whole human brains during long-term formaldehyde fixation: Temporal evolution of diffusion parameters, post-mortem conditions, and dependence on tissue structure
Nina Lüthi, Francisco J. Fritz, Björn Fricke…·Siawoosh Mohammadi
This study examines how post-mortem tissue conditions and fixation progression affect diffusion tensor imaging parameters in whole human brains, finding that mean diffusivity is a robust marker while fractional anisotropy requires microstructure-aware interpretation.