Nigrosome 1 visibility at susceptibility weighted 7T MRI—A dependable diagnostic marker for Parkinson's disease or merely an inconsistent, age-dependent imaging finding?

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185489

Nigrosome 1 visibility at susceptibility weighted 7T MRI—A dependable diagnostic marker for Parkinson's disease or merely an inconsistent, age-dependent imaging finding?

Fig 2

SWI 7T MRI of the SN.

a₁, b₁: examples for a midbrain rated as bilaterally clearly visible nigrosome 1 (Group I); a₂, b₂: highlighted nigrosome 1 in the same subjects; c: ROI positioning in the SN, putamen, red nucleus and CSF of the ventricular system.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185489.g002