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Sandy has volunteered to participate in a study conducted by the human connectome project. she was told that the procedure in which she will participate will help scientists provide information about pathways that connect brain areas to one another, and that it is a critical tool in mapping the connectivity of the human brain. the procedure that sandy will experience is called _____.

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I believe the answer is: DTI (diffusion tensor imaging).

DTI (diffusion tensor imaging) refers to a neuroimaging technique that is used to estimate the location and orientation of white matter within our brain. It utilizes specific MRI sequences along with computer software in order to generate images from resulting data.

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