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ARRS Annual Meeting: 3D SVR MRI helps delineate fetal optic nerve pathway

An award-winning presentation during the 2023 ARRS Annual Meeting explained how the novel technique of three-dimensional (3D) slice-to-volume (SVR) MRI allows for precise delineation and measurement ...
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NF Clinic Update and a Review of Pediatric NF Clinical Care Guidelines for Optic Pathway Gliomas and Indications for Neuroimaging in Children with NF1

It has been several months since Dr. Lane Rutledge, who was our colleague in the UAB NF Clinic, passed away unexpectedly, and her absence has been felt by those of us in the NF Clinic as well as by ...
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Researchers identify a brief window of opportunity to prevent NF1-associated optic pathway glioma

Nearly 20% of children with NF1 develop pLGGs along the optic pathway, also known as NF1-associated optic pathway glioma (NF1-OPG). Despite many advances in cancer therapy, there are no definitive ...
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Case report: OCT aids in diagnosis of band optic atrophy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Band optic atrophy is described as a horizontal band of optic disc pallor, often associated with a contralateral ...
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Quantitative volumetric analysis of the optic radiation in the normal human brain

The optic radiation is a dense fiber tract that emerges from the lateral geniculate nucleus and continues to the occipital visual cortex. Especially, the optic radiation is an important fiber ...