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Targeting the Subthalamic Nucleus for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: The Impact of High Field Strength MRI

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Dirk Winkler, Marc Tittgemeyer, Karl Strecker, Axel Goldammer, Jochen Helm, Johannes Schwarz and Jürgen Meixensberger

Submitted: 04 April 2011 Published: 23 May 2012

DOI: 10.5772/31794

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Explicative Cases of Controversial Issues in Neurosurgery

Edited by Francesco Signorelli

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Written By

Dirk Winkler, Marc Tittgemeyer, Karl Strecker, Axel Goldammer, Jochen Helm, Johannes Schwarz and Jürgen Meixensberger

Submitted: 04 April 2011 Published: 23 May 2012