Magnetic resonance imaging techniques for visualization of the subthalamic nucleus: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 970-984

  Brunenberg, Ellen J L ^a   Platel, Bram ^b   Hofman, Paul A M ^c   Ter Haar Romeny, Bart M ^a,c   Visser Vandewalle, Veerle ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b FRAUNHOFER MEVIS   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Functional neurosurgery; MR imaging; Subthalamic nucleus; Targeting

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAPSULA INTERNA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HUMAN; MICROELECTRODE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RED NUCLEUS; REVIEW; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED IMAGING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROIMAGING; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 80655137846     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.JNS101571     Document Type: Review

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