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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Huntington’s Disease

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive technique used routinely to image the body in both clinical and research settings. Through the manipulation of radio waves and static field gradients, MRI uses the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance to produce images with high spatial resolution, appropriate for the investigation of brain structure and function.

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The authors would like to thank Eileanoir Johnson for her suggestions and comments.

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    Sarah Gregory, Rachael I. Scahill, Geraint Rees & Sarah Tabrizi

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Gregory, S., Scahill, R.I., Rees, G., Tabrizi, S. (2018). Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Huntington’s Disease. In: Precious, S., Rosser, A., Dunnett, S. (eds) Huntington’s Disease. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1780. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7825-0_16

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