2022
Comparative anatomy of the middle cerebral artery, rhinal and endorhinal sulci, piriform lobe, entorhinal cortex, olfactory tubercule, anterior perforate substance, and hippocampus: A dissection study
Kier E, Conlogue G. Comparative anatomy of the middle cerebral artery, rhinal and endorhinal sulci, piriform lobe, entorhinal cortex, olfactory tubercule, anterior perforate substance, and hippocampus: A dissection study. The Anatomical Record 2022, 306: 2030-2043. PMID: 36371781, DOI: 10.1002/ar.25124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryRecurrent arteryPiriform lobeHuman fetal specimensOlfactory tuberculeLenticulostriate arteriesRhinal sulcusEndorhinal sulcusCerebral arteryTemporal lobeFetal specimensAnatomic modificationsHuman temporal lobeStriate nucleusMCA branchesArteryInferomedial regionHeubnerHippocampusComplex anatomyDissection studiesBrain dissectionCerebrumSulcusLobeCerebral arterial and ventricular morphology of the dogfish (Squalus acanthias), American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), and green iguana (Iguana iguana): Arterial high‐resolution micro‐CT, dissection, and radiography study
Kier E, Conlogue G, VanHouten J. Cerebral arterial and ventricular morphology of the dogfish (Squalus acanthias), American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), and green iguana (Iguana iguana): Arterial high‐resolution micro‐CT, dissection, and radiography study. The Anatomical Record 2022, 306: 2015-2029. PMID: 35778853, DOI: 10.1002/ar.25028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicro-CT imagesHigh-resolution micro-CTMicro-CTMicro-computed tomography (CT) imagingMicro-CT imagingArterial morphologyVenous cerebral circulationSequential displayGreen iguanasCerebral circulationVentricular morphologyRadiopaque contrastArterial circulationCorrosionArterial branchesVentricular systemRadiography studiesMorphologyArterial segmentsArterial structureAnatomic informationTomography imagingBrainArterial capillariesArterial network
2021
Comparative anatomy of dissected optic lobes, optic ventricles, midbrain tectum, collicular ventricles, and aqueduct: evolutionary modifications as potential explanation for non-tumoral aqueductal anomalies in humans
Kier E, Kalra V, Conlogue G, Filippi C, Saluja S. Comparative anatomy of dissected optic lobes, optic ventricles, midbrain tectum, collicular ventricles, and aqueduct: evolutionary modifications as potential explanation for non-tumoral aqueductal anomalies in humans. Child's Nervous System 2021, 38: 287-294. PMID: 34812897, PMCID: PMC8789712, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05408-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary modificationsVertebrate materialMammalian componentsTectum structuresAdult sharksNeocortical expansionVertebratesComparative anatomyOptic lobeRelative size changesContinuous cavityOptic ventricleMammalsSharksSize changesFrogsIguanasOccipital lobeModificationMidbrain tectumMidbrain tectum structuresTectumPotential explanationAqueductal stenosisCerebral ventricle
2019
High‐Resolution Computed Tomography Imaging of the Cranial Arterial System and Rete Mirabile of the Cat (Felis catus)
Kier EL, Conlogue GJ, Zhuang Z. High‐Resolution Computed Tomography Imaging of the Cranial Arterial System and Rete Mirabile of the Cat (Felis catus). The Anatomical Record 2019, 302: 1958-1967. PMID: 31502384, PMCID: PMC6856801, DOI: 10.1002/ar.24251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial circulationCranial circulationArterial systemHigh-resolution CT studiesPlain radiographic studiesRete mirabileHigh-resolution multiplanarRadiographic studiesCT studiesVascular anatomyMultiplanar reconstructionPlane angulationDisruption of tissueBony anatomyTomography imagingIntact skullCatsBone componentsRadiographic techniquesContrast compoundVascular visualization
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 Research
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
1993
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. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 1993, 48: 413-415. DOI: 10.1097/00006254-199306000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1991
Unilateral caudate implantation of fetal substantia nigra in four patients with parkinsonism
Redmond D, Spencer D, Robbins R, Leranth C, Roth R, Marek K, Vollmer T, Price L, Sass K, Bunney B, Kier E, Gjedde A. Unilateral caudate implantation of fetal substantia nigra in four patients with parkinsonism. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1991, 106: 121. DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(91)90245-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsTortuous 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 compressionHemifacial 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. DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198805000-00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTortuous vertebral arteryInferior cerebellar arteryHemifacial spasmVertebral arteryFacial nerveBrain stemCerebellar arteryAnterior inferior cerebellar arteryPosterior inferior cerebellar arteryInternal auditory canalRoot exit zoneMagnetic resonance (MR) appearanceVertebrobasilar systemCochlear arteryAuditory canalVascular loopsArterySpasmOrbicularis muscleNerveExit zoneFacial musclesResult of compressionMusclePatientsSome Developmental and Evolutionary Aspects of the Lumbosacral Spine
Kier E. Some Developmental and Evolutionary Aspects of the Lumbosacral Spine. 1988, 116-139. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-72709-2_9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Foramen Transversarium Enlargement Due to Tortuosity of the Vertebral Artery
FREILICH M, VIRAPONGSE C, KIER E, SARWAR M, BHIMANI. Foramen Transversarium Enlargement Due to Tortuosity of the Vertebral Artery. Spine 1986, 11: 95-98. PMID: 3704797, DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198601000-00030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Intraventricular hemorrhage in a term neonate secondary to a third ventricular AVM. Case report.
Heafner M, Duncan C, Kier E, Ment L, Scott D, Kolaski R, Sorgen C. Intraventricular hemorrhage in a term neonate secondary to a third ventricular AVM. Case report. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1985, 63: 640-3. PMID: 3875699, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1985.63.4.0640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraventricular hemorrhageUncomplicated full-term gestationsFull-term neonatesFull-term gestationDays of lifeMonths of ageDigital subtraction arteriographyDays of ageAcute onsetPostoperative courseTerm neonatesHealthy infantsSeizure disorderArteriovenous malformationsDifferential diagnosisThird ventricleComputerized tomographyYoung infantsHemorrhageArteriographyAngiomaNeonatesInfantsDiagnosisAge
1983
CT Findings in a Nasopharyngeal Extramedullary Plasmacytoma
Bhimani, Griffin W, Virapongse C, Altmeyer V, Kier E. CT Findings in a Nasopharyngeal Extramedullary Plasmacytoma. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 1983, 7: 1081-1083. PMID: 6630640, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198312000-00028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulsatile tinnitus arising from jugular megabulb deformity: A treatment rationale
Buckwalter J, Sasaki C, Virapongse C, Kier E, Bauman N. Pulsatile tinnitus arising from jugular megabulb deformity: A treatment rationale. The Laryngoscope 1983, 93: 1534-1539. PMID: 6645753, DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198312000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulsatile tinnitusJugular vein ligationVein ligationTreatment rationaleInternal jugular vein ligationRight pulsatile tinnitusEffective surgical treatmentRare presenting symptomPresenting symptomAudiologic evaluationSurgical treatmentAuditory symptomsJugular bulbLocal anesthesiaPulsatile bruitVenous drainageHemodynamic considerationsTreatment recommendationsBony abnormalitiesTinnitusRight templeTemporal boneBrain scansPatientsJugular compressionHigh Resolution Computed Tomography of the Osseous External Auditory Canal
Virapongse C, Sarwar M, Sasaki C, Kier E. High Resolution Computed Tomography of the Osseous External Auditory Canal. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 1983, 7: 493-497. PMID: 6841715, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198306000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research