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Anatomy of the Human Subthalamic Nucleus : A Combined Morphometric Study
Joint Authors
Boviatsis, Efstathios
Mavridis, Ioannis
Anagnostopoulou, Sophia
Source
Anatomy Research International
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Our purpose was to provide a combined clinically oriented study focused on the detailed anatomy of the human STN, with great respect to its targeting.
Methods.
For our imaging study, we used cerebral magnetic resonance images (MRIs) from 26 neurosurgical patients and for our anatomic study 32 cerebral hemispheres from 18 normal brains from cadaver donors.
We measured and analyzed the STN dimensions (based on its stereotactic coordinates).
Results.
At stereotactic level Z=-4, the STN length was 7.7 mm on MRIs and 8.1 mm in anatomic specimens.
Its width was 6 mm on MRIs and 6.3 mm in anatomic specimens.
The STN was averagely visible in 3.2 transverse MRI slices and its maximum dimension was 8.5 mm.
The intercommissural distance was 26.3 mm on MRIs and 27.3 mm in anatomic specimens.
We found statistically significant difference of the STN width and length between individuals <60 and ≥60 years old.
Conclusion.
The identification of the STN limits was easier in anatomic specimens than on MRIs and easier on T2 compared to T1-weighted MRIs sections.
STN dimensions appear slightly smaller on MRIs.
Younger people have wider and longer STN.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mavridis, Ioannis& Boviatsis, Efstathios& Anagnostopoulou, Sophia. 2013. Anatomy of the Human Subthalamic Nucleus : A Combined Morphometric Study. Anatomy Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mavridis, Ioannis…[et al.]. Anatomy of the Human Subthalamic Nucleus : A Combined Morphometric Study. Anatomy Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mavridis, Ioannis& Boviatsis, Efstathios& Anagnostopoulou, Sophia. Anatomy of the Human Subthalamic Nucleus : A Combined Morphometric Study. Anatomy Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463209
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463209