MRI protocol for in vivo visualization of the Göttingen minipig brain improves targeting in experimental functional neurosurgery

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-45

  Rosendal, Frederikke ^a,b   Pedersen, Michael ^a   Sangill, Ryan ^a   Stødkilde Jørgensen, Hans ^a   Nielsen, Mette Slot ^b   Bjarkam, Carsten Reidies ^b   Sunde, Niels ^a   Sørensen, Jens Christian ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal model; Functional neurosurgery; G ttingen minipig; In vivo imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stereotactic neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; MALE; MINIPIG; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROSURGERY; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE;

EID: 60249092087     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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