Dentatorubrothalamic tract in human brain: Diffusion tensor tractography study

Neuroradiology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 787-791

  Kwon, Hyeok Gyu ^a   Hong, Ji Heon ^b   Hong, Cheol Pyo ^c   Lee, Dong Hoon ^c   Ahn, Sang Ho ^d   Jang, Sung Ho ^d  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam College of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dentatorubrothalamic tract; Diffusion tensor imaging; Diffusion tensor tractography; Thalamus; Ventrolateral nucleus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DENTATORUBROTHALAMIC TRACT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE TRACT; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED NUCLEUS; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RED NUCLEUS; THALAMUS;

EID: 80054891238     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-011-0878-7     Document Type: Article

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