Target identification for stereotactic thalamotomy using diffusion tractography.

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BACKGROUND: Stereotactic targets for thalamotomy are usually derived from population-based coordinates. Individual anatomy is used only to scale the coordinates based on the location of some internal guide points. While on conventional MR imaging the thalamic nuclei are indistinguishable, recently it has become possible to identify individual thalamic nuclei using different connectivity profiles, as defined by MR diffusion tractography. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here we investigate...

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Authors: Kincses, Z; Szabó, N; Valálik, I; Kopniczky, Z; Dézsi, L

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: PloS one
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: e29969
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029969
• EISSN: 1932-6203
• ISSN: 1932-6203
• Language: English
• Keywords: Essential Tremor; Male; Brain Mapping; Observer Variation; Neurosurgical Procedures; Adult; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Thalamus; Middle Aged; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Young Adult; Tremor; Radiosurgery; Female; Humans; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Diffusion Tensor Imaging