An investigation of lateral geniculate nucleus volume in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma using 7 tesla magnetic resonance imaging

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3468-3476

  Lee, Jong Yeon ^a   Jeong, Hye Jin ^a   Lee, Jong Hwan ^a   Kim, Yu Jeong ^a   Kim, Eung Yeop ^a   Kim, Yong Yeon ^b   Ryu, Taekhyun ^a   Cho, Zang Hee ^a   Kim, Young Bo ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

7 tesla magnetic resonance imaging; Ganglion cell layer; GC IPL; Glaucoma; Inner plexiform layer; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Optical coherence tomography; Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE PLEXUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKNESS; SLIT LAMP; SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY;

7 TESLA MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GANGLION CELL LAYER; GC-IPL; GLAUCOMA; INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKNESS;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENICULATE BODIES; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84901917844     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-13902     Document Type: Article

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