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MR imaging of diseases of the limbic system.

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Tien, RD; Felsberg, GJ; Krishnan, R; Heinz, ER
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
September 1994

The limbic system refers to the part of the brain that is involved in emotional expression and in cognitive and somatomotor control systems; it most likely also has a significant role in the pathogenesis of certain dementias, neuropsychiatric disturbances, and seizure disorders. This system, as originally defined, has no clear anatomic boundaries. Limbic regions of the telencephalon include a continuous medial zone of cortical regions, including the hippocampal formation; a perihippocampal zone, including the cingulate gyrus, prefrontal region, and perirhinal region; along with subcortical areas, including the septum pellucidum and the amygdala. A distinguishing characteristic of the limbic region is that it is highly interconnected and appears to form the only major route for information transfer between the neocortex and the hypothalamus. With the multiplanar capability and resolution of MR imaging, the individual parts of the limbic system and the diseases that affect them can be studied. In this review, we discuss MR imaging of the diseases that affect this system.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

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ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

September 1994

Volume

163

Issue

3

Start / End Page

657 / 665

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Limbic System
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Brain Diseases
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Tien, R. D., Felsberg, G. J., Krishnan, R., & Heinz, E. R. (1994). MR imaging of diseases of the limbic system. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 163(3), 657–665. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.163.3.8079864
Tien, R. D., G. J. Felsberg, R. Krishnan, and E. R. Heinz. “MR imaging of diseases of the limbic system.AJR Am J Roentgenol 163, no. 3 (September 1994): 657–65. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.163.3.8079864.
Tien RD, Felsberg GJ, Krishnan R, Heinz ER. MR imaging of diseases of the limbic system. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1994 Sep;163(3):657–65.
Tien, R. D., et al. “MR imaging of diseases of the limbic system.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 163, no. 3, Sept. 1994, pp. 657–65. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/ajr.163.3.8079864.
Tien RD, Felsberg GJ, Krishnan R, Heinz ER. MR imaging of diseases of the limbic system. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1994 Sep;163(3):657–665.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

September 1994

Volume

163

Issue

3

Start / End Page

657 / 665

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Limbic System
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Brain Diseases
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences