Somatotopy of corticospinal tract in the internal capsule shown by functional MRI and diffusion tensor images

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 665-668

  Ino, Tadashi ^a   Nakai, Ryusuke ^b   Azuma, Takashi ^b   Yamamoto, Takashi ^b   Tsutsumi, Sadami ^b   Fukuyama, Hidenao ^c  

^a RAKUWAKAI OTOWA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber tracking; Functional MRI; Internal capsule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNERVATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE TRACT; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ADULT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 34247279635     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3280d943e1     Document Type: Article

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