Anatomical differences in optic nerve, chiasma and tractus opticus in human albinism as demonstrated by standardised clinical and MRI evaluation;Anatomische unterschiede der nervi optici, des chiasmas und der tractus optici bei normal- und hypopigmentierten personen: Eine standardisierte MRI- und fMRI-untersuchung

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 334-344

  Käsmann Kellner, Barbara ^a   Schäfer, Thorsten ^b   Krick, Christof M ^b   Ruprecht, Klaus W ^a   Reith, Wolfgang ^b   Schmitz, Bernd Ludwig ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Universitäts Neuroradiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albinism; Crossing; fMRI; Optic chiasm; Optic nerve; Optic nerve dysplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; OPTIC TRACT; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0038407205     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39427     Document Type: Article

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