Neuroanatomical localization of the 'precentral knob' with computed tomography imaging

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 158-161

  Park, Michael C ^a,c   Goldman, Marc A ^a   Park, Min J ^b   Friehs, Gerhard M ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Motor hand area; Precentral knob

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HEADACHE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SUBICULUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROANATOMY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249866567     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099074     Document Type: Article

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