Stereotactic targeting of the ventrointermediate nucleus of the thalamus by direct visualization with high-field MRI

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-23

  Spiegelmann, Roberto ^a,b   Nissim, Ouzi ^a,b   Daniels, Diana ^c   Ocherashvilli, Aharon ^c   Mardor, Yael ^c,d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Advanced Technology Center   (Israel)

^d Sheba Cancer Research Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

High field MRI; Surgery for tremor; Ventrointermediate nucleus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TARGET ORGAN; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTROINTERMEDIATE NUCLEUS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 33745444029     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092683     Document Type: Article

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