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.