Imaging and diseases of the ascending and descending pathways

Ali Hussain; Michael J Utz; Wei Tian; Xiang Liu; Sven Ekholm

doi:10.1053/j.sult.2014.06.006

Imaging and diseases of the ascending and descending pathways

Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2014 Oct;35(5):474-86. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2014.06.006. Epub 2014 Jun 25.

Authors

Ali Hussain¹, Michael J Utz¹, Wei Tian¹, Xiang Liu², Sven Ekholm¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
² Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Electronic address: Xiang_Liu@URMC.Rochester.edu.

PMID: 25217300
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2014.06.006

Abstract

The corticospinal tract and other ascending and descending fibers are important in executing cerebral function. Conventional magnetic resonance and advanced neuroimaging findings of diseases involved in ascending and descending pathways are reviewed, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, secondary degeneration diseases, and intracranial tumors.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Afferent Pathways / pathology*
Brain Diseases / pathology*
Connectome / methods*
Diffusion Tensor Imaging / methods*
Efferent Pathways / pathology*
Humans
Models, Anatomic
White Matter / pathology*