Abstract:
PURPOSE:To study the effect of voxel size on the detection of lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) activation during visual stimulation using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at 1.5 T. METHODS:Ten normal subjects were scanned during visual stimulation with flashing goggles, four times, with four different voxel sizes. The data were spatially normalized, and LGN activation was identified in the standard coordinates in each subject. RESULTS:When the statistical analysis was performed without global normalization, activation of LGN was detected in both hemispheres in all subjects. However, when global normalization was used, activation of LGN was found in only six subjects in whom the activation could be most frequently detected at the smallest voxel size. CONCLUSIONS:Our results suggest that LGN activation can be observed within the range of spatial resolution commonly used in conventional fMRI studies, although postprocessing may affect the detectability of LGN activation in fMRI. These findings may be useful in studying LGN activity in patients with visual disturbance.
journal_name
Jpn J Ophthalmoljournal_title
Japanese journal of ophthalmologyauthors
Miki A,Liu CS,Liu GTdoi
10.1007/s10384-004-0124-5keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2004-11-01 00:00:00pages
558-64issue
6eissn
0021-5155issn
1613-2246journal_volume
48pub_type
杂志文章abstract::A nationwide, multicenter study of typical retinitis pigmentosa was carried out in collaboration with 13 university hospitals throughout Japan. A total of 253 patients, 122 males and 131 females, with a wide range of ages (mean 48 years), were registered during a two-month period in 1989. Determination of inheritance ...
journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
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doi:
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
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doi:
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
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更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0021-5155(02)00548-8
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
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doi:
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0021-5155(02)00630-5
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Japanese journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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