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Identification of Disease-related Spatial Covariance Patterns using Neuroimaging Data
Published on: June 26, 2013
[Innovative MRI techniques in Parkinson's disease]
S Baudrexel1, J C Klein, R Deichmann
1Klinik für Neurologie, Zentrum der Neurologie und Neurochirurgie,Klinikum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. Simon.Baudrexel@kgu.de
Abstract:
Brain imaging enables the investigation of brain morphology and function in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Innovative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques have recently been established as a new research tool in PD. They are based on the investigation of neuronal tissue properties (MR relaxometry, SWI, DWI, DTI, VBM) and of cerebral perfusion and neuronal activity (ASL, fcMRI). Besides a better understanding of the pathophysiology of PD, these innovative MR techniques might be suitable for measuring progression of PD and the effect of therapeutic interventions on brain functioning. In the clinical setting, they could help to advance the differential diagnosis of parkinsonian disorders.
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