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In-vivo Quantitative Structural Imaging of the Superior Colliculus at 9.4T
{We investigated the possibility to observe the anatomical details of the superior colliculus (SC), a layered structure located on the tectum of the midbrain, by in vivo MRI at 9.4T. Through image analysis in native space, several brain structures of the mid brain could be identified. The signal variation of all imaging modalities (T1, R2\textasteriskcentered and QSM) along and across the superior colliculus consistently highlighted the deep white layer VII, adjacent to the periaqueductal grey; the myelinated fibres in the superficial optic layer (layer III) and an iron-rich layer attributed to the intermediate grey layer (IV).}
@misc{LoureiroHEPMBSH2018, title = {{In-vivo Quantitative Structural Imaging of the Superior Colliculus at 9.4T}}, booktitle = {{Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB 2018}}, abstract = {{We investigated the possibility to observe the anatomical details of the superior colliculus (SC), a layered structure located on the tectum of the midbrain, by in vivo MRI at 9.4T. Through image analysis in native space, several brain structures of the mid brain could be identified. The signal variation of all imaging modalities (T1, R2\textasteriskcentered and QSM) along and across the superior colliculus consistently highlighted the deep white layer VII, adjacent to the periaqueductal grey; the myelinated fibres in the superficial optic layer (layer III) and an iron-rich layer attributed to the intermediate grey layer (IV).}}, year = {2018}, slug = {loureirohepmbsh2018}, author = {Loureiro, J and Himmelbach, M and Ethofer, T and Pohmann, R and Martin, P and Bause, J and Scheffler, K and Hagberg, GE} }