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Three-Dimensional Identification of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
Background: The medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) interacts with eye movement control circuits involved in the adjustment of horizontal, vertical, and torsional eye movements. In this study, we attempted to identify and investigate the anatomical characteristics of the MLF in human brain, using p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290796/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32375364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051340 |
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author | Yeo, Sang Seok Jang, Sung Ho Kwon, Jung Won Cho, In Hee |
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description | Background: The medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) interacts with eye movement control circuits involved in the adjustment of horizontal, vertical, and torsional eye movements. In this study, we attempted to identify and investigate the anatomical characteristics of the MLF in human brain, using probabilistic diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography. Methods: We recruited 31 normal healthy adults and used a 1.5-T scanner for DTI. To reconstruct MLFs, a seed region of interest (ROI) was placed on the interstitial nucleus of Cajal at the midbrain level. A target ROI was located on the MLF of the medulla in the reticular formation of the medulla. Mean values of fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, and tract volumes of MLFs were measured. Results: The component of the MLF originated from the midbrain MLF, descended through the posterior side of the medial lemniscus (ML) and terminated on the MLF of medulla on the posterior side of the ML in the medulla midline. DTI parameters of right and left MLFs were not significantly different. Conclusion: The tract of the MLF in healthy brain was identified by probabilistic DTI tractography. We believe this study will provide basic data and aid future comparative research on lesion or age-induced MLF changes. |
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spelling | pubmed-72907962020-06-17 Three-Dimensional Identification of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study Yeo, Sang Seok Jang, Sung Ho Kwon, Jung Won Cho, In Hee J Clin Med Article Background: The medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) interacts with eye movement control circuits involved in the adjustment of horizontal, vertical, and torsional eye movements. In this study, we attempted to identify and investigate the anatomical characteristics of the MLF in human brain, using probabilistic diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography. Methods: We recruited 31 normal healthy adults and used a 1.5-T scanner for DTI. To reconstruct MLFs, a seed region of interest (ROI) was placed on the interstitial nucleus of Cajal at the midbrain level. A target ROI was located on the MLF of the medulla in the reticular formation of the medulla. Mean values of fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, and tract volumes of MLFs were measured. Results: The component of the MLF originated from the midbrain MLF, descended through the posterior side of the medial lemniscus (ML) and terminated on the MLF of medulla on the posterior side of the ML in the medulla midline. DTI parameters of right and left MLFs were not significantly different. Conclusion: The tract of the MLF in healthy brain was identified by probabilistic DTI tractography. We believe this study will provide basic data and aid future comparative research on lesion or age-induced MLF changes. MDPI 2020-05-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7290796/ /pubmed/32375364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051340 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Yeo, Sang Seok Jang, Sung Ho Kwon, Jung Won Cho, In Hee Three-Dimensional Identification of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study |
title | Three-Dimensional Identification of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study |
title_full | Three-Dimensional Identification of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study |
title_fullStr | Three-Dimensional Identification of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Three-Dimensional Identification of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study |
title_short | Three-Dimensional Identification of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus in the Human Brain: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study |
title_sort | three-dimensional identification of the medial longitudinal fasciculus in the human brain: a diffusion tensor imaging study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290796/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32375364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051340 |
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