The white matter area of the brain shows deterioration with increasing age. A neuroimaging method called assesses the rate and direction that water diffuses through the white matter.
A) fMRI
B) white matter hyperintensities
C) CT scan
D) diffusion tensor imaging

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Diffusion tensor imaging is the only neuroimaging method listed that assesses the rate and direction of water diffusion through the white matter. This makes it the best choice for evaluating white matter deterioration with increasing age. fMRI measures changes in blood flow, white matter hyperintensities are visual abnormalities on MRI related to small vessel disease, and CT scans primarily detect structural changes in the brain.

The White Matter Area of the Brain Shows Deterioration with Increasing