Combined functional MRI and diffusion tensor imaging analysis of visual motion pathways

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-103

  Lanyon, Linda J ^a,c   Giaschi, Deborah ^a,b   Young, Simon Au ^b   Fitzpatrick, Kevin ^b   Diao, Lu ^a   Bjornson, Bruce H ^a,b   Barton, Jason J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Vancouver General Hospital Eye Care Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMUS; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS; VISUAL SYSTEM; WHITE MATTER; BLOOD; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

OXYGEN;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651233008     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181a58ef8     Document Type: Article

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