A doctor is concerned that Martha has dysfunction involving the axons of her brain.Which neuroimaging technique would BEST be able to detect this problem?
A)phrenology
B)diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
C)computed tomography (CT)scan
D)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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DTI is a neuroimaging technique that is specifically designed to detect abnormalities in the white matter of the brain, which includes the axons. It uses specialized MRI sequences to measure water diffusion along axons and create detailed maps of the brain's white matter pathways. CT and MRI scans provide structural information about the brain, but they may not be as sensitive to subtle changes in the axons as DTI. Phrenology is a pseudoscientific theory that is not supported by modern neuroscience.

A Doctor Is Concerned That Martha Has Dysfunction Involving the Axons