Pathological alterations and stress responses near DBS electrodes after MRI scans at 7.0T, 3.0T and 1.5T: an in vivo comparative study.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the pathological alterations and the stress responses around deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes after magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans at 7.0T, 3.0T and 1.5T. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DBS devices were stereotactically implanted into th...

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Main Authors: Lin Shi, An-Chao Yang, Da-Wei Meng, Shao-Wu Li, Huan-Guang Liu, Jun-Ju Li, Xiu Wang, Xin Zhang, Jian-Guo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4079335?pdf=render