Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Microstructural Changes in Gray Matter Nucleus in Parkinson Disease

Objective: To explore the microstructural damage of extrapyramidal system gray matter nuclei in Parkinson disease (PD) using diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI).Materials and Methods: We enrolled 35 clinically confirmed PD patients and 23 healthy volunteers. All patients underwent MR examination with c...

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Main Authors: Gao Bingbing, Zhou Yujing, Miao Yanwei, Dong Chunbo, Wang Weiwei, Tian Shiyun, Liu Yangyingqiu, Shang Jin, Song Qingwei, Liu Ailian, Xie Lizhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00252/full