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Review
. 2025 May 6;230(5):62.
doi: 10.1007/s00429-025-02928-2.

Real-time tractography: computation and visualization

Maxime Chamberland  1 , Joseph Yuan-Mou Yang  2   3   4 , Dogu Baran Aydogan  5
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Review

Real-time tractography: computation and visualization

Maxime Chamberland et al. Brain Struct Funct. .

Abstract

Did you know that even though tractography is often considered a computationally expensive and offline process, the latest algorithms can now be performed in real-time without sacrificing accuracy? Interactive real-time tractography has proven to be valuable in surgical planning and has the potential to enhance neuromodulation therapies, highlighting the importance of speed and precision in the generation of tractograms. This demand has driven the development of nearly 50 visualization tools over the past two decades, with advances in interactive real-time tractography offering new possibilities and providing rich insights into brain connectivity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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