Diffusion-Based Tractography: Visualizing Dense White Matter Connectivity from 3D Tensor Fields

S. Muraki, I. Fujishiro, Y. Suzuki, Y. Takeshima

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a novel method, called diffusion-based tractography (DBT), for visualizing diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging datasets. The DBT method generates 3D textures similar to the line integral convolution (LIC) by smearing 3D random dot textures. In contrast to the LIC method, which only traces a single direction, the DBT method takes into account both linear and planar diffusion components, and suppresses excessive blur by an analysis of three decomposed components. We will demonstrate that the DBT method is effective for visualizing dense white matter connectivity from 3D diffusion tensor fields and that it is suitable for hardware acceleration using commodity graphics processors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication5th Eurographics / IEEE VGTC International Workshop on Volume Graphics, VG@SIGGRAPH 2006
EditorsTorsten Moeller, Raghu Machiraju, T. Ertl, M. Chen
PublisherThe Eurographics Association
Pages119-126
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)390567341X, 9783905673418
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event5th Eurographics / IEEE VGTC International Workshop on Volume Graphics, VG@SIGGRAPH 2006 - Boston, United States
Duration: 2006 Jul 302006 Jul 31

Publication series

Name5th Eurographics / IEEE VGTC International Workshop on Volume Graphics, VG@SIGGRAPH 2006

Conference

Conference5th Eurographics / IEEE VGTC International Workshop on Volume Graphics, VG@SIGGRAPH 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period06/7/3006/7/31

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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