Reconstruction of the Human Visual Pathway using Diffusion MRI

Abstract

Recent advances in diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) and tractography have enabled us to identify a major visual white matter pathway in the living human brain and measure the tissue properties. Correlations between function and diffusion measures have been reported. This article treats the basic theory of dMRI and tractography. We review visualization of the major visual pathway using dMRI and tractography and also discuss limitations and future perspectives.