Reconstruction and dissection of the entire human visual pathway using diffusion tensor MRI

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn , Issue APRIL, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Hofer, Sabine ^a   Karaus, Alexander ^a   Frahm, Jens ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DTI; Fiber tractography; Human brain; Meyer's loop; Optic chiasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MEYER LOOP; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; OPTIC TRACT; TRACTOGRAPHY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 84861523391     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2010.00015     Document Type: Article

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