TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging of the subthalamic nucleus for deep brain stimulation
AU - Chandran, A.S.
AU - Bynevelt, Michael
AU - Lind, Christopher R.P.
PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is one of the most important stereotactic targets in neurosurgery, and its accurate imaging is crucial. With improving MRI sequences there is impetus for direct targeting of the STN. High-quality, distortion-free images are paramount. Image reconstruction techniques appear to show the greatest promise in balancing the issue of geometrical distortion and STN edge detection. Existing spin echo- and susceptibility-based MRI sequences are compared with new image reconstruction methods. Quantitative susceptibility mapping is the most promising technique for stereotactic imaging of the STN.
AB - The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is one of the most important stereotactic targets in neurosurgery, and its accurate imaging is crucial. With improving MRI sequences there is impetus for direct targeting of the STN. High-quality, distortion-free images are paramount. Image reconstruction techniques appear to show the greatest promise in balancing the issue of geometrical distortion and STN edge detection. Existing spin echo- and susceptibility-based MRI sequences are compared with new image reconstruction methods. Quantitative susceptibility mapping is the most promising technique for stereotactic imaging of the STN.
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U2 - 10.3171/2015.1.JNS142066
DO - 10.3171/2015.1.JNS142066
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26295914
VL - 124
SP - 96
EP - 105
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery
SN - 0022-3085
IS - 1
ER -