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. 2017 Jul 25;8(3):279–294. doi: 10.1007/s13167-017-0102-x

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Tensor ellipsoid with the main axes. Each axis has its eigenvector (orientation of the axis) and its eigenvalue (length of the axis). The 1st eigenvector is mainly used for tractography purposes; the eigenvalues are the basis for all DTI parameters (eg. fractional anisotropy)