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Visualizing complex diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) data is crucial for understanding brain connectivity. This review explores current and future visualization techniques for dMRI, aiding physicians and neuroscientists in data interpretation and quality control.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroimaging
  • Medical Visualization
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) generates complex volumetric datasets.
  • Interpreting dMRI data requires understanding relationships between various measurements.
  • Effective visualization is essential for clinical and research applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of existing dMRI visualization solutions.
  • To highlight ongoing and future developments in dMRI visualization techniques.
  • To support interpretation, connectivity analysis, and quality control of dMRI data.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current dMRI visualization strategies.
  • Categorization of visualization techniques from basic to advanced.
  • Discussion of emerging trends in dMRI visualization.

Main Results:

  • Overview encompasses grayscale, color encodings, glyphs, and fiber tractography renderings.
  • Identified limitations and potential improvements in existing methods.
  • Exploration of advanced visualization types like comparative, uncertainty, interactive, and dense visualizations.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced visualization methods are critical for unlocking the full potential of dMRI.
  • Future research should focus on interactive, uncertainty-aware, and dense visualization techniques.
  • Improved visualization will enhance clinical diagnosis and neuroscience research.