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Abstract #4252

Visualization of Posterior Fossa High-Resolution Anatomy in the Infant Brain using Tract Density Imaging

Peter Yi Shen1, Christopher P. Hess1, Donna Ferriero2, Cornelius von Morze1, Duan Xu1, A. James Barkovich1, Donna Ferriero3

1Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, Ca, United States; 2Neurology & Pediatrics, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, Ca, United States; 3Neurology & Pediatrics, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, United States


Super-resolution tract density maps allowed unprecedented visualization of brainstem and cerebellar anatomy, approaching the detail afforded by histologic sections. The technique should prove to be a useful tool for studying a number of developmental and acquired disorders in the infant brain.