Studying neuroanatomy using MRI

The study of neuroanatomy using imaging enables key insights into how our brains function, are shaped by genes and environment, and change with development, aging, and disease. Developments in MRI acquisition, image processing, and data modelling have been key to these advances. However, MRI provide...

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Main Authors: Lerch, Jason P., van der Kouwe, André J.W., Raznahan, Armin, Paus, Tomas, Johansen-Berg, Heidi, Miller, Karla L., Smith, Stephen M., Fischl, Bruce, Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.
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author Lerch, Jason P.
van der Kouwe, André J.W.
Raznahan, Armin
Paus, Tomas
Johansen-Berg, Heidi
Miller, Karla L.
Smith, Stephen M.
Fischl, Bruce
Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.
author_facet Lerch, Jason P.
van der Kouwe, André J.W.
Raznahan, Armin
Paus, Tomas
Johansen-Berg, Heidi
Miller, Karla L.
Smith, Stephen M.
Fischl, Bruce
Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.
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description The study of neuroanatomy using imaging enables key insights into how our brains function, are shaped by genes and environment, and change with development, aging, and disease. Developments in MRI acquisition, image processing, and data modelling have been key to these advances. However, MRI provides an indirect measurement of the biological signals we aim to investigate. Thus, artifacts and key questions of correct interpretation can confound the readouts provided by anatomical MRI. In this review we provide an overview of the methods for measuring macro- and mesoscopic structure and inferring microstructural properties; we also describe key artefacts and confounds that can lead to incorrect conclusions. Ultimately, we believe that, though methods need to improve and caution is required in its interpretation, structural MRI continues to have great promise in furthering our understanding of how the brain works.
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spelling nottingham-400692020-05-04T18:33:48Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40069/ Studying neuroanatomy using MRI Lerch, Jason P. van der Kouwe, André J.W. Raznahan, Armin Paus, Tomas Johansen-Berg, Heidi Miller, Karla L. Smith, Stephen M. Fischl, Bruce Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N. The study of neuroanatomy using imaging enables key insights into how our brains function, are shaped by genes and environment, and change with development, aging, and disease. Developments in MRI acquisition, image processing, and data modelling have been key to these advances. However, MRI provides an indirect measurement of the biological signals we aim to investigate. Thus, artifacts and key questions of correct interpretation can confound the readouts provided by anatomical MRI. In this review we provide an overview of the methods for measuring macro- and mesoscopic structure and inferring microstructural properties; we also describe key artefacts and confounds that can lead to incorrect conclusions. Ultimately, we believe that, though methods need to improve and caution is required in its interpretation, structural MRI continues to have great promise in furthering our understanding of how the brain works. Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-23 Article PeerReviewed Lerch, Jason P., van der Kouwe, André J.W., Raznahan, Armin, Paus, Tomas, Johansen-Berg, Heidi, Miller, Karla L., Smith, Stephen M., Fischl, Bruce and Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N. (2017) Studying neuroanatomy using MRI. Nature Neuroscience, 20 (3). pp. 314-326. ISSN 1546-1726 brain magnetic resonance imaging software http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v20/n3/full/nn.4501.html doi:10.1038/nn.4501 doi:10.1038/nn.4501
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magnetic resonance imaging
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Lerch, Jason P.
van der Kouwe, André J.W.
Raznahan, Armin
Paus, Tomas
Johansen-Berg, Heidi
Miller, Karla L.
Smith, Stephen M.
Fischl, Bruce
Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.
Studying neuroanatomy using MRI
title Studying neuroanatomy using MRI
title_full Studying neuroanatomy using MRI
title_fullStr Studying neuroanatomy using MRI
title_full_unstemmed Studying neuroanatomy using MRI
title_short Studying neuroanatomy using MRI
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