Human brain imaging in the upright position
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1Department of Integrated Neuroscience, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Japan. tnakada@bri.niigata-u.ac.jp
Neurology
|November 14, 2001
Abstract:
The authors obtained brain images with patients in the upright position using a newly designed and constructed vertical MR system. They found little gravitational effect on brain structures, even in the case of a severely atrophied brain. Their vertical system was practical for routine clinical usage and might provide information regarding gravitational effects on regional perfusion and other aspects of brain physiology.

