Comprehensive Small Animal Imaging Strategies on a Clinical 3 T Dedicated Head MR-Scanner; Adapted Methods and Sequence Protocols in CNS Pathologies

Deepu R. Pillai; Robin M. Heidemann; Praveen Kumar; Nagesh Shanbhag; Titus Lanz; Michael S. Dittmar; Beatrice Sandner; Christoph P. Beier; Norbert Weidner; Mark W. Greenlee; Gerhard Schuierer; Ulrich Bogdahn; Felix Schlachetzki

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016091

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Comprehensive Small Animal Imaging Strategies on a Clinical 3 T Dedicated Head MR-Scanner; Adapted Methods and Sequence Protocols in CNS Pathologies

Deepu R. Pillai,

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany, Department of Genetics and Neurobiology, Biozentrum, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Robin M. Heidemann,

Affiliations Department of Neurophysics, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, Siemens Healthcare Sector, Erlangen, Germany
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Praveen Kumar ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Praveen Kumar, Nagesh Shanbhag

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany, Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Nagesh Shanbhag ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Praveen Kumar, Nagesh Shanbhag

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany
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Titus Lanz,

Affiliation RAPID Biomedical GmbH, Würzburg-Rimpar, Germany
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Michael S. Dittmar,

Affiliation Department of Anaesthesiology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany
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Beatrice Sandner,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany
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Christoph P. Beier,

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany, Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Norbert Weidner,

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany, Institute for Paraplegia, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Mark W. Greenlee,

Affiliation Institute for Experimental Psychology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Gerhard Schuierer,

Affiliation Center for Neuroradiology, Regensburg University Medical Centre and Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Ulrich Bogdahn,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany
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Felix Schlachetzki

* E-mail: felix.schlachetzki@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Regensburg University Medical Centre, Regensburg, Germany
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Comprehensive Small Animal Imaging Strategies on a Clinical 3 T Dedicated Head MR-Scanner; Adapted Methods and Sequence Protocols in CNS Pathologies

Deepu R. Pillai,
Robin M. Heidemann,
Praveen Kumar,
Nagesh Shanbhag,
Titus Lanz,
Michael S. Dittmar,
Beatrice Sandner,
Christoph P. Beier,
Norbert Weidner,
Mark W. Greenlee

Published: February 7, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016091

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