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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 2.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroimage. 2012 Jan 14;60(2):1404–1411. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.01.050

Figure 2. Neuronal processes in the human and pig visualized using magnetic resonance microscopy.

Figure 2

Representative MRM images (6.25μm isotropic resolution) taken from three-dimensional T2-weighted datasets (A & B: porcine; C: human) illustrating the hypointense projections emanating from cell bodies of α-motor neurons. These projections are continuous with the cells' perikarya and extend through multiple frames of the 3D datasets. Adjacent frames located in rows of the figure represent consecutive, voxel-thick sections of the tissue slice. SNR in tissue surrounding the α-motor neurons from top to bottom row: 7.85, 21.1 and 7.77. CNR (between α-motor neuron and surrounding tissues) from top to bottom row: 6.13, 11.0 and 5.01.