nigrosome 1

Nigrosome 1 Detection at 3T MRI for the Diagnosis of Early-Stage Idiopathic Parkinson Disease: Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy and Agreement on Imaging Asymmetry and Clinical Laterality

Editor’s Choice Editor’s Comment Nigrosomes are calbindin-poor zones within the substantia nigra pars compacta, and are the primary subregion where dopaminergic cells are lost in Parkinson disease. High-resolution 3D multiecho imaging was performed at 3T in 13 healthy subjects and