Anatomic dissection tractography: a new method for precise MR localization of white matter tracts.

Abstract

MR-assisted anatomic dissection permits limited removal of brain tissue so that important anatomic and surgical relationships can be demonstrated on correlated MR studies. This method can be applied to other white matter tracts that are indistinguishable on MR studies and to situations in which anatomic validation of normal and abnormal diffusion tractographic studies is needed.