A quick way to locate the subthalamic nucleus with computed tomography
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https://doi.org/10.47924/neurotarget2011311Keywords:
subthalamic nucleus, midcomissural point, Subthalamotomy, deep brain stimulation, CTguided stereotaxyAbstract
We describe a quick and easy method to find the subthalamic nucleus using stereotactic images of computed tomography. It consists of visual identification of the subthalamic nucleus in the axial 4 mm below the CA-CP intercommissural line (CA: anterior commissure; CP: posterior commissure), recognizing various typical anatomical structures in the slice of the Talairach Atlas. At this level the posterior edge of the third ventricle is situated 2-3 mm posterior to midcomissural point; the subthalamic nucleus is situated 12 mm lateral to this point in most of cases.
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