Functional MRI of the cervical spinal cord on 1.5 T with fingertapping: To what extent is it feasible?

Neuroradiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-81

  Govers, N ^a,b   Beghin J ^a,b   Van Goethem, Johan W M ^b   Michiels, J ^c   Hauwe, L ^b   Vandervliet, E ^b   Parizel, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BOLD imaging; Cervical spinal cord; Fingertapping; Spinal fMRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33846108333     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0162-4     Document Type: Article

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