Evaluation of iron deposition in brain basal ganglia of patients with Parkinson's disease using quantitative susceptibility mapping

Aim of the study: Parkinson's disease is associated with iron deposition in the brain. The QSM (quantitative susceptibility mapping) is more sensitive than T2-weighted imaging, T2* and R2. Few studies have been used QSM to evaluate the iron in the basal ganglia of patients with Parkinson's...

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Main Authors: Vahid Shahmaei, Fariborz Faeghi, Ahmad Mohammadbeigi, Hasan Hashemi, Farzad Ashrafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:European Journal of Radiology Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047719300206