Acute brain activation patterns of high-versus low-frequency stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus during deep brain stimulation for epilepsy

…, A Jain, L Okromelidze, C Lin, EM Westerhold… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT)
is an increasingly utilized treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. To date, the effect of high-…

Optimization of MP2RAGE T1 mapping with radial view-ordering for deep brain stimulation targeting at 7 T MRI

S Tao, X Zhou, C Lin, V Patel, EM Westerhold… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment of various neurological
disorders. Due to higher intrinsic signal, 7 T MRI can potentially improve delineation of DBS …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of fast gray matter acquisition T1 inversion recovery (FGATIR) on 7T MRI for deep brain stimulation targeting

S Tao, X Zhou, EM Westerhold, EH Middlebrooks… - Neuroimage, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an increasingly utilized treatment for multiple neurological
disorders. Continued improvements in DBS outcome are, in part, related to increasing ability …

7T MRI in transient ischemic attacks: Have we only seen the tip of the iceberg?

…, X Zhou, S Tao, EM Westerhold… - The Neuroradiology …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) has gained significant attention recently due to the increased
incidence of subsequent stroke. However, there are many nonvascular clinical mimics of TIA…

Synthetic inversion image generation using MP2RAGE T1 mapping for surgical targeting in deep brain stimulation and lesioning

…, S Tao, X Zhou, E Greco, EM Westerhold… - Stereotactic and …, 2023 - karger.com
Background: Advances in MRI technology have increased interest in direct targeting for
deep brain stimulation (DBS). Various imaging sequences have been shown to provide …

Clinical application of ultra-high resolution compressed sensing time-of-flight MR angiography at 7T to detect small vessel pathology

…, X Zhou, S Tao, EM Westerhold… - The Neuroradiology …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
3D time-of-flight (TOF) MR angiography (MRA) benefits from ultra-high-field MRI (≥7 T) due
to improved contrast and increased signal-to-noise ratio. However, high-resolution TOF …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic utility of 7T neuromelanin imaging of the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease

…, L Okromelidze, E Greco, C Lin, EM Westerhold… - npj Parkinson's …, 2024 - nature.com
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that presents a diagnostic
challenge due to symptom overlap with other disorders. Neuromelanin (NM) imaging is a …

Edge-enhancing gradient-echo MP2RAGE for clinical epilepsy imaging at 7T

…, V Gupta, BE Freund, EM Westerhold… - American Journal …, 2023 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
The 3D edge-enhancing gradient-echo (EDGE) MR imaging sequence offers superior
contrast-to-noise ratio in the detection of focal cortical dysplasia. EDGE could benefit from 7T MR …

Enhancing outcomes in deep brain stimulation: a comparative study of direct targeting using 7T versus 3T MRI

…, ZK Wszolek, X Zhou, S Tao, EM Westerhold… - Journal of …, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of direct targeting in deep brain
stimulation (DBS) for essential tremor using 7T MRI versus 3T MRI. The authors …

Central Vein Sign in Multiple Sclerosis: A Comparison Study of the Diagnostic Performance of 3T versus 7T MRI

…, X Zhou, S Straub, EM Westerhold… - American Journal …, 2024 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: An early and accurate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
remains challenging in clinical neurology. Established diagnostic methods have less than …