Somatotopic location of corticospinal tract at pons in human brain: A diffusion tensor tractography study

NeuroImage

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 952-955

  Hong, Ji Heon ^a   Son, Su Min ^a   Jang, Sung Ho ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Diffusion tensor tractography; Pons; Somatotopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ADULT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952420307     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.02.063     Document Type: Article

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