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Radiology Research and Practice
Volume 2016, Article ID 9305018, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9305018
Research Article

Novel Pattern of Iron Deposition in the Fascicula Nigrale in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study

Miriam E. Peckham,1 Khashayar Dashtipour,2 Barbara A. Holshouser,1 Camellia Kani,2 Alex Boscanin,1 Kayvan Kani,1 and Sheri L. Harder1

1Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, 11234 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
2Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, 11234 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA

Received 7 March 2016; Revised 31 May 2016; Accepted 31 May 2016

Academic Editor: Paul Sijens

Copyright © 2016 Miriam E. Peckham et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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