Lateral Asymmetry and Spatial Difference of Iron Deposition in the Substantia Nigra of Patients with Parkinson Disease Measured with Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping.

Minako Azuma Toshinori Hirai K Yamada Satoshi Yamashita Yukio Ando M Tateishi Y Iryo T Yoneda M Kitajima Yi Wang Yasuyuki Yamashita

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)

Quantitative susceptibility mapping is useful for assessing the lateral asymmetry and spatial difference of iron deposition in the substantia nigra of patients with Parkinson disease.

Keyphrases

parkinson disease
high resolution
deep brain stimulation
minimally invasive
high density
iron deficiency
mass spectrometry