Ultra high-field SWI of the substantia nigra at 7T: reliability and consistency of the swallow-tail sign
Abstract Background The loss of the swallow-tail sign of the substantia nigra has been proposed for diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. Aim was to evaluate, if the sign occurs consistently in healthy subjects and if it can be reliably detected with high-resolution 7T susceptibility weighted imaging (S...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0975-2 |