Stereotactic targeting of the subthalamic nucleus: Relevance of magnetic resonance-based evaluation of interindividual variation in diencephalic anatomy

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 330-331

  Davies, Keith G ^a   Daniluk, Slawomir ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LETTER; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; MICROELECTRODE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 54749113756     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000160156     Document Type: Letter

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