Characterizing the mesencephalon using susceptibility-weighted imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 569-574

  Manova, E S ^a   Habib, C A ^a,b   Boikov, A S ^b   Ayaz, M ^a,b   Khan, A ^a   Kirsch, W M ^c   Kido, D K ^c   Haacke, E M ^a,b,c,d  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b MRI   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MRI Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROANATOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RED NUCLEUS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ADULT; GENICULATE BODIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RED NUCLEUS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64549163326     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1401     Document Type: Article

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