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Dystonia:

Dystonia Anatomical Illustrations and Bibliography

WE MOVE's Movement Disorders Virtual University (MDVU) maintains extensive information about dystonia and all other movement disorders. MDVU's dystonia section includes a lengthy bibliography.

Neuroimaging:

Neurological PET Scan Evaluation

The Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford University maintains a detailed web site of molecular imaging resources. The Neurological PET Scan Evaluation page takes the visitor step by step through reading a neurological PET scan, checking for image artifacts, and distinguishing normal from abnormal brain metabolism.

Whole Brain Atlas Shows Normal Brain, Numerous Pathologies

Harvard Medical School's Whole Brain Atlas website shows an extensive variety of brain images, including normal brain structure and function, cerebrovascular disease, neuroplastic disease, degenerative disease and inflammatory or infectious disease. The atlas is made possible by the Departments of Radiology and Neurology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, The Library of Medicine, and the American Academy of Neurology.

New Whole Brain Atlas Feature: 3-D Anatomy with MRI/PET

Harvard Medical School has added a page to its online Whole Brain Atlas site that features interactive locating of brain structures and their normal anatomy via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Columbia University's Functional MRI Research Center has posted detailed information about functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The site includes a discussion of fMRI methods and procedures and its application in neurosurgical planning. A link at the bottom of the page opens to an extensive 49-slide presentation on MRI.

3-D Volumetric Imaging Techniques for Stereotactic Surgery Including Deep Brain Stimulation

The Parkinson's Information Exchange Network Online (PIENO) has posted an article by Paul Francel, M.D., Ph.D., and David Coffman, M.D., of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, have published an article on using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and surgical planning to reduce operating room time for patients undergoing stereotactic neurosurgical procedures including deep brain stimulation.  Read online article.

Neuroimaging Primer

Discussions and examples of roentgen-ray computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and single-photon/positron emission computed tomography (SPECT/PET) are presented in the Neuroimaging Primer. The primer, written and published by Keith A. Johnson, M.D., Harvard Medical School, includes simplified tables of tissue-image characteristics.

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