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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Antonio Alfonso Ferreira Desalles, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Alejandro Covalin, Culver City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Antonio Alfonso Ferreira DeSalles, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Alejandro Covalin, Culver City, CA (US);
Assignees:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/4047 (2013.01); A61B 5/4052 (2013.01); A61B 5/4893 (2013.01); A61B 8/0808 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for identifying and targeting brain regions and brain structures. In one embodiment, a method of identifying a brain structure in a patient comprises imaging a brain region using Diffusion Tensor Imaging MRI to identify a nerve tract, following the nerve tract to a first brain structure, and identifying the first brain structure based on the location and orientation of the nerve tract.