Radiomic Features of the Nigrosome-1 Region of the Substantia Nigra: Using Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping to Assist the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

Introduction: The loss of nigrosome-1, which is also referred to as the swallow tail sign (STS) in T2*-weighted iron-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has recently emerged as a new biomarker for idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). However, consistent recognition of the STS is diffic...

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Main Authors: Zenghui Cheng, Jiping Zhang, Naying He, Yan Li, Yaofeng Wen, Hongmin Xu, Rongbiao Tang, Zhijia Jin, E. Mark Haacke, Fuhua Yan, Dahong Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2019.00167/full