Postmortem imaging protocol and the delineated thalamic nucleia
| Brain Specimen No. | Processed Hemispheres | MRI Scanner | Sequence Used for Nuclei Depiction | TE/TR (ms), Averages | Voxel Dimensions (mm), Acquisition Matrix Size | Delineated Thalamic Nuclei |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Left and right | Philips Achieva 3T | Axial, T2WI, TSE | 80/3000, 4 averages | 0.21 * 0.21 * 2, matrix: 400 * 394 | AV |
| 2 | Left and right | Philips Achieva 3T | Axial, PDWI, TSE | 24/3000, 30 averages | 0.16 * 0.16 * 1.25, matrix: 528 * 525 | AV, MDmc, MDpc + pl, CM, MGN |
| 3 | Left | Philips Achieva 3T | Sagittal, PDWI, TSE | 24/3500, 30 averages | 0.15 * 0.15 *2, matrix: 532 * 530 | AV, CM, MGN, LGN |
| 4 | Left and right | Philips Achieva 3T | Axial, T1WI, IR, TSE | 20/2000, TI: 800 ms, 8 averages | 0.28 * 0.28 * 0.3, matrix: 784 * 784 | AV |
| 5 | Left | Philips Achieva 7T | 3D, PDWI, SE | 14/900, 1 scan | 0.14 * 0.14 * 0.14, matrix: 768 * 768 | AV, CM, MGN |
Note:—IR indicates inversion recovery; AV, anterior ventral nucleus; MDmc, mediodorsal nucleus magnocellular part; MDpc, mediodorsal nucleus parvocellular part; MDpl, mediodorsal nucleus paralamellar segment; CM, Centre médian nucleus; MGN, medial geniculate nucleus; LGN, lateral geniculate nucleus; PDWI, proton-density weighted imaging.
↵a Abbreviations of thalamic nuclei are in accordance with the nomenclature used by Morel.7,9