Improved direct localization of the human pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) by 3D FLASH MRI at sub-millimeter resolution
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T. M. Lindig, S. Breit, L. Schöls, T. Nägele, U. Klose, and G. Helms Department of Neurology and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, Section of experimental MR of the CNS, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, MR-Research in Neurology and Psychiatry, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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