CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO DENTAL CARIES
These disorders are caused by maturational white matter abnormalities and therefore
white matter tractography (using DTI) can offer advantages over conventional MRI in
the detectability of clinically relevant microstructural features. High field strength
structural MR scanning (up to 7 tesla for clinical and research use in humans) is now
available in some countries, and this greatly enhances the spatial resolution over that
offered by standard clinical facilities (typically 1.5 or 3 tesla). Similarly, better MRS
spectral resolution is achieved at higher field strengths due to improved signal-tonoise
and chemical-shift dispersion. The authors describe how developments in MR
technology have provided clear clinical and practical benefits but also acknowledge
their...