Spatial versus angular resolution for tractography-assisted planning of deep brain stimulation

Luka C Liebrand1, Guido A van Wingen1, Frans M Vos2

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging, Meibergdreef 75, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Neuroimage. Clinical
|December 22, 2019
PubMed
Summary

For deep brain stimulation planning, increasing spatial resolution in diffusion MRI to 1.4 mm improves tract separation more than increasing angular resolution. Higher spatial resolution is recommended for precise neuroimaging protocols.

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