Brain tractography: visualising neuronal tracts. Neuronal tractography image showing the neuronal tracts in the brain of a 45-year-old male brain viewed from above. Tractography is an imaging technique that highlights the neural tracts within the brain. It uses a branch of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computer-based image analysis to define the structure and location of neuronal bundles. This process is possible by tracking the movement of water molecules similar to diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The colour is assigned to make the image more accessible and is based on the direction of the fibres.
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Total geek-gasm right now.
