In ovo serial skeletal muscle diffusion tractography of the developing chick embryo using DTI: Feasibility and correlation with histology

Magnetic resonance imaging is a noninvasive method of evaluating embryonic development. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), based on the directional diffusivity of water molecules, is an established method of evaluating tissue structure. Yet embryonic motion degrades the in vivo acquisition of long-duration DTI.