MRI characteristics of the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease: a combined quantitative T1 and DTI study.
The substantia nigra contains dopaminergic cells that project to the striatum and are affected by the neurodegenerative process that appears in Parkinson's disease (PD). For accurate differential diagnosis and for disease monitoring the availability of a sensitive and non-invasive biomarker for...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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