Identification of the pedunculopontine nucleus and surrounding white matter tracts on 7T diffusion tensor imaging, combined with histological validation.

Background: The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has been studied as a possible target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD). However, identifying the PPN can be challenging as the PPN is poorly visualized on conventional or even high-resolution MR scans. From histological stud...

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Publicado en:Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 187 - 197
Autores principales: Kuppens, D., Kurt, E., Henssen, D. J. H. A., van Cappellen van Walsum, A. M., Temel, Y., Meijer, F. J. A.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2019
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