Strain map of the tongue in normal and ALS speech patterns from tagged and diffusion MRI
Xing F, Prince J, Stone M, Reese T, Atassi N, Wedeen V, El Fakhri G, Woo J. Strain map of the tongue in normal and ALS speech patterns from tagged and diffusion MRI. Proceedings Of SPIE--the International Society For Optical Engineering 2018, 10574: 1057411. PMID: 29706684, PMCID: PMC5922778, DOI: 10.1117/12.2293028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiffusion tensor imagingAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis subjectsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisNormal subjectsMagnetic resonance (MR) techniquesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis patientsTagged magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMR imaging techniquesMotion sequencesDeath of neuronsMotion fieldDiffusion tensor imaging dataSwallowing functionLines of actionTongue tissueResonance imagingFiber directionTongue musclesTongue motionSpeech patternsMotion atlasActive regionTensor imaging