Effects of voxel size on detection of lateral geniculate nucleus activation in functional magnetic resonance imaging

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 558-564

  Miki, Atsushi ^a,b,d   Liu, Chia Shang J ^a,c   Liu, Grant T ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Visual stimulation; Voxel size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 12144251977     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-004-0124-5     Document Type: Article

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