531-02-011 / 531-02-011 ISMRM Abstract

Tract-Specific White Matter Microstructure Predicts Deep Brain Stimulation Response in Parkinson’s Disease

Primary: Neuro - Neuromodulation

Secondary: Neuro - Parkinson's Disease

531-02-011 · Imaging Neurodegeneration in Motion: Multimodal Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease · Wednesday, 13 May, 1:40 PM–3:16 PM · Roof Terrace

Keywords: Effective Connectivity Deep Brain Stimulation Diffusion-weighted MRI Fractional anisotropy White matter tracts

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Devin Schoen ^1,2, Philip Shih¹, Skyler Deutsch¹, Juhi Mehta¹, Sarah S Wang³, John Kornak⁴, Ian O Bledsoe³, Jill L Ostrem³, Melanie A Morrison^1,2

¹Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States of America

²Graduate Group in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America

³Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States of America

⁴Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States of America

Presenting Author: Devin Schoen

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