Assessment of lateral geniculate nucleus atrophy with 3T MR imaging and correlation with clinical stage of glaucoma

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1347-1353

  Dai, H ^a   Mu, K T ^a   Qi, JianPin ^a   Wang, C Y ^a   Zhu, W Z ^a   Xia, L M ^a   Chen, Z Q ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Ai, F ^a   Morelli, J N ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052010227     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2486     Document Type: Article

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