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MRI in a patient with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation electrodes

MRI in a patient with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation electrodes
75-year-old with idiopathic Parkinson disease treated with deep brain stimulation targeted to the subthalamic nucleus. 3D, T1-weighted MRI in coronal (A), transverse axial (B), and sagittal (C) planes shows linear and punctate hypointense foci of the electrodes terminating in the subthalamic nucleus (arrows).
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; 3D: three-dimensional.
Courtesy of Glenn A Tung, MD, FACR.
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