Topography of the human corpus callosum revisited—Comprehensive fiber tractography using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 989 - 994
• Main Authors: Hofer, Sabine, Frahm, Jens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2006; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Algorithms; Anisotropy; Brain; Cerebral Cortex - anatomy & histology; Corpus Callosum - anatomy & histology; Diffusion; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; DTI; Female; Fractional anisotropy; Human brain; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Male; Middle Aged; Neural Pathways - anatomy & histology; Primary motor cortex; Primates; Studies; Primary motor cortex; DTI; Human brain; Fractional anisotropy
• ISSN: 1053-8119; 1095-9572
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.05.044

Several tracing studies have established a topographical distribution of fiber connections to the cortex in midsagittal cross-sections of the corpus callosum (CC). The most prominent example is Witelson's scheme, which defines five vertical partitions mainly based on primate data. Conventional...