2004
MR imaging of the temporal stem: anatomic dissection tractography of the uncinate fasciculus, inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus, and Meyer's loop of the optic radiation.
Kier EL, Staib LH, Davis LM, Bronen RA. MR imaging of the temporal stem: anatomic dissection tractography of the uncinate fasciculus, inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus, and Meyer's loop of the optic radiation. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2004, 25: 677-91. PMID: 15140705, PMCID: PMC7974480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior occipitofrontal fasciculusTemporal stemMeyer's loopOccipitofrontal fasciculusUncinate fasciculusMR anatomyOptic radiationExtreme capsuleTemporal lobeLateral geniculate bodyAnterior temporal lobeCross-sectional MR imagesPostoperative complicationsTumor spreadExternal capsuleGeniculate bodyAnterior commissureAnatomic foundationAnatomic featuresBrain disordersAlzheimer's diseaseMR imagingDiffusion tractographyFasciculusTractAnatomic dissection tractography: a new method for precise MR localization of white matter tracts.
Kier EL, Staib LH, Davis LM, Bronen RA. Anatomic dissection tractography: a new method for precise MR localization of white matter tracts. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2004, 25: 670-6. PMID: 15140704, PMCID: PMC7974503.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
MR Imaging and Histologic Features of Subinsular Bright Spots on T2-weighted MR Images: Virchow-Robin Spaces of the Extreme Capsule and Insular Cortex
Song C, Kim J, Kier E, Bronen R. MR Imaging and Histologic Features of Subinsular Bright Spots on T2-weighted MR Images: Virchow-Robin Spaces of the Extreme Capsule and Insular Cortex. Radiology 2000, 214: 671-677. PMID: 10715028, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr17671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsular cortexExtreme capsuleMR imagingControl subjectsBrain specimensPerivascular spacesFormalin-fixed brain specimensFluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequencesVirchow-Robin spacesT2-weighted magnetic resonance imagesCoronal T2-weighted imagesT2-weighted imagesCoronal MR imagesHigh signal intensityT2-weighted MR imagesInversion recovery sequenceHistologic featuresHistologic findingsCerebrospinal fluidMR imagesPatientsWhite matterPathologic conditionsGross anatomic inspectionMagnetic resonance images
1997
The lamina rostralis: modification of concepts concerning the anatomy, embryology, and MR appearance of the rostrum of the corpus callosum.
Kier EL, Truwit CL. The lamina rostralis: modification of concepts concerning the anatomy, embryology, and MR appearance of the rostrum of the corpus callosum. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 1997, 18: 715-22. PMID: 9127036, PMCID: PMC8338510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgenesis of Corpus CallosumCorpus CallosumDissectionEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentFetusGestational AgeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSeptum Pellucidum
1996
The normal and abnormal genu of the corpus callosum: an evolutionary, embryologic, anatomic, and MR analysis.
Kier E, Truwit C. The normal and abnormal genu of the corpus callosum: an evolutionary, embryologic, anatomic, and MR analysis. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 1996, 17: 1631-41. PMID: 8896613, PMCID: PMC8338282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus callosumCallosal anomaliesHuman corpus callosumAdult mammal brainHuman fetal brainHuman fetal developmentFrontal lobe sizeMR imagesMamillary bodiesAnterior commissureFetal brainCallosumFetal developmentAbnormal appearanceGenuNormal corpusPatientsMR analysisAnterior bodyMammal brainBrainCommissure
1992
Unilateral Transplantation of Human Fetal Mesencephalic Tissue into the Caudate Nucleus of Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Spencer D, Robbins R, Naftolin F, Marek K, Vollmer T, Leranth C, Roth R, Price L, Gjedde A, Bunney B, Sass K, Elsworth J, Kier E, Makuch R, Hoffer P, Redmond D. Unilateral Transplantation of Human Fetal Mesencephalic Tissue into the Caudate Nucleus of Patients with Parkinson's Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 1992, 327: 1541-1548. PMID: 1435880, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199211263272201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAntiparkinson AgentsCaudate NucleusCryopreservationCyclosporineDopamineFemaleFetal Tissue TransplantationHomovanillic AcidHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMesencephalonMiddle AgedMotor ActivityParkinson DiseasePutamenStereotaxic TechniquesTomography, Emission-ComputedConceptsCase patientsParkinson's diseaseMesencephalic tissueCaudate nucleusHuman fetal ventral mesencephalic tissueFetal ventral mesencephalic tissueHuman fetal mesencephalic tissueContinued disease progressionFetal dopaminergic neuronsFetal mesencephalic tissueVentral mesencephalic tissueSevere Parkinson's diseaseOptimal drug therapySigns of parkinsonismMidbrain dopamine neuronsPositron emission tomographyMonths of evaluationAntiparkinsonian medicationUnilateral transplantationDrug holidayMore medicationsStriatonigral degenerationNeurologic functionDopaminergic neuronsDrug therapy
1988
Hemifacial Spasm Caused by a Tortuous Vertebral Artery
Tash R, Kier E, Chyatte D. Hemifacial Spasm Caused by a Tortuous Vertebral Artery. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 1988, 12: 492-494. PMID: 3366969, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198805010-00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFacial MusclesFacial NerveHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSpasmTomography, X-Ray ComputedVertebral ArteryConceptsTortuous vertebral arteryInferior cerebellar arteryHemifacial spasmVertebral arteryFacial nerveBrain stemCerebellar arteryAnterior inferior cerebellar arteryPosterior inferior cerebellar arteryInternal auditory canalAxial T1-weighted imagesRoot exit zoneT1-weighted imagesMagnetic resonance (MR) appearanceCochlear arteryVertebrobasilar systemAuditory canalVascular loopsArterySpasmOrbicularis muscleNerveExit zoneFacial musclesResult of compression