Identification of the anterior corticospinal tract in the human brain using diffusion tensor imaging

► No DTI study for identification of the anterior corticospinal tract (CST) in the human has been reported. ► We identified the anterior CST in the 15 normal human brain using DTI. ► The anterior CST was compared with the whole CST. ► The mean fiber number of the anterior CST was 12.4% of the whole CSTs.