T2-relaxometry predicts outcome of DBS in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

•Parkinson's disease features are reflected in spatially resolved measurement of MR T2-relaxation times.•Deep brain stimulation therapy target identification can be assisted by measurement of MR T2-relaxation times.•T2r asymmetry in the subthalamic nucleus is not associated with increased clini...

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Main Authors: Lönnfors-Weitzel, Tarja, Weitzel, Thilo, Slotboom, Johannes, Kiefer, Claus, Pollo, Claudio, Schüpbach, Michael, Oertel, Markus, Kaelin, Alain, Wiest, Roland
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5097958/