Histology, the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues, shares a common goal with DTI: to understand the structure and organization of tissues. While histological techniques typically involve physical sectioning and staining of tissue samples, DTI provides a non-invasive means to investigate the same structures in vivo. This makes DTI a complementary tool to traditional histological methods, offering a macroscopic view of tissue organization that can be correlated with microscopic findings.
