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Cortical Surfaces Integration with Tractography for Structural Connectivity Analysis.

Etienne St-Onge¹, Noor Al-Sharif², Gabriel Girard^3,4,5

¹Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging Laboratory (SCIL), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

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Summary

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This study introduces novel methods to map diffusion MRI tractography to the brain's surface, improving structural connectivity analysis. These techniques enhance precision and reduce variability in mapping white matter pathways.

Keywords:

connectome diffusion MRI gray matter gyral bias tractography white matter

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Area of Science:

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Computational Neuroscience
Medical Image Analysis

Background:

Mapping diffusion MRI tractography streamlines to the cortical surface is crucial for integrating white matter and gray matter information, particularly for connectivity analysis.
Current methods face challenges in endpoint precision and coverage, potentially leading to variability in structural connectivity assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

To present methods combining cortical surface meshes with tractography reconstruction for improved endpoint precision and coverage.
To introduce novel adaptive and dynamic surface seeding strategies for enhanced structural connectivity analysis.
To reduce variability in structural connectivity analysis by integrating cortical and subcortical meshes with optimized seeding.

Main Methods:

Development of methods to combine cortical surface meshes with diffusion MRI tractography reconstruction.
Implementation of adaptive and dynamic surface seeding strategies incorporating cortical maps like endpoint density.
Utilizing cortical and subcortical meshes for improved tractography endpoint precision and coverage.

Main Results:

The proposed dynamic surface seeding significantly increases cortical coverage and reduces endpoint location biases.
Integration of cortical and subcortical meshes with appropriate seeding strategies demonstrably reduces variability in structural connectivity analysis.
The methods facilitate the analysis of white matter and diffusion MRI features along the cortex, alongside cortical measures or functional activation.

Conclusions:

Surface mapping methods for tractography effectively reduce structural connectivity variability.
Adaptive and dynamic seeding strategies utilizing cortical maps enhance tractography distribution, increasing coverage and reducing endpoint bias.
The proposed approach enables integrated analysis of white matter, diffusion MRI features, cortical measures, and functional activation.