Aims: To assess the variability of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) size, orientation and target coordinates from direct visualization on high-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) images in patients undergoing surgical intervention for Parkinson's disease.
Methods: Sixty-six patients with Parkinson's disease were included in this study. The STN was visualized directly on high-resolution MR images, the size and orientation in both coronal and axial planes were recorded, as were the coordinates of the dorsolateral STN target in relation to the anterior-posterior commissural (AC-PC) line. The same STN target was defined in the Schaltenbrand atlas and atlas-based coordinates in proportion to the patient's AC-PC dimension were calculated. MR-imaging-based STN target coordinates were compared with the corresponding atlas-based coordinates.
Results: Marked variation of STN size and orientation was observed. A significant difference was demonstrated on comparing left- and right-sided x and y coordinates. The comparison between MR-imaging-based and atlas-derived target coordinates demonstrated a significant difference in all directions except the left y coordinate.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates the substantial individual variability of STN size, orientation and target coordinates and a significant difference between target coordinates obtained by direct visual targeting on MR images and those obtained by indirect targeting based on atlases.
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