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We describe in this paper an in vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedure that allows one to obtain three-dimensional high quality images of the entire brain of small passerine birds such as the canary with a slice thickness of 58 micron and an image resolution of 78 microns. This imaging procedure was completed in 70 min on anaesthetised birds that later recovered uneventfully and could be reused for subsequent additional imaging. To illustrate the high resolution and anatomical detail that can be achieved, examples of coronal images through the entire hypothalamus are provided in the same sectioning plane as the previously published canary brain atlas. The data set can be used to create sections in any desired plane and the entire data set can be viewed from any point of view in a volume rendered image. This provides a useful tool in understanding the three-dimensional organisation of the brain. Similar procedures can also be applied on fixed brains and might allow an even better anatomical resolution of images because time constrains no longer limit the duration of Image acquisition. The non-invasive MRI technique enables to study neuroanatomical features with a high resolution and without killing the animal subjects so that measures can be obtained in a same individual both before and after an experimental treatment. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. [References: 20]
Author(s): Van der Linden A, Verhoye M, Vanaudekerke J, Peeters R, Eens M, Newman SW, Smulders TV, Balthazart J, DeVoogd TJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Neuroscience Methods
Year: 1998
Volume: 81
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 45-52
Print publication date: 24/06/1998
ISSN (print): 0165-0270
ISSN (electronic): 1872-678X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00013-2
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00013-2
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