Measure: To estimate the cranial capacity of each skull in the Gizmo, measure the area of the part of the cranium that houses the brain. This part of the cranium is roughly behind the red line in the diagram at right.
Chemical dyes are sometimes injected into patients prior to an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to enhance internal images. However, certain widely used MRI dyes may cause a number of side effects, including a serious, potentially fatal disease known as nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, or NSF.
The MRI scanner measures this signal difference and displays the activity as a colored area (Figure 1). Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) is a technique that detects how water travels along the white matter tracts in the brain (Figure 2). White-matter tracts connect different parts of the brain and must be protected during surgery. A dye (contrast agent) may be injected into your blood stream.