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Homonymous Visual Field Defects

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The opportunity to apply various neuroimaging techniques to study the visual system has had a strong impact on the clinical assessment and management of visual pathologies. Advancements in the technology and the methodology of neuroimaging techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), allow obtaining noninvasive structural, functional, and physiological information on the visual pathway. FMRI and DTI allow the noninvasive investigation of cognitive processes (fMRI), provide models of brain connectivity, and reveal abnormalities in white matter fiber structure (DTI). Combining these techniques with standard ophthalmology tests provides the clinicians with a powerful tool for the assessment and management of patients with visual field defects such as hemianopia.

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    Njoud Aldusary, Birgit Hartog-Keisker & Spyros Kollias MD

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Aldusary, N., Hartog-Keisker, B., Kollias, S. (2017). Novel Imaging Techniques and Neuroradiologic Imaging. In: Skorkovská, K. (eds) Homonymous Visual Field Defects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52284-5_6

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