Visual pathway study using in vivo diffusion tensor imaging tractography to complement classic anatomy

Operative Neurosurgery

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 145-156

  Wu, Wentao ^a,b,c   Rigolo, Laura ^a   O'Donnell, Lauren J ^d   Norton, Isaiah ^a   Shriver, Sargent ^a   Golby, Alexandra J ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anatomy; DTI tractography; Meyer loop; Optic radiations; Visual pathway; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CAPSULA INTERNA; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; VISUAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861499180     PISSN: 23324252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31822efcae     Document Type: Article

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