Human Visual Pathway (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Human Visual Pathway

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This is a human visual pathway, including the optic chiasm, tracts and radiations, revealed by MRI. This subject has a large pituitary tumor, in red, causing compression. These tumors caused by demyelination of the vision pathways and vision loss, but surgery to remove the tumor leads to remarkably rapid remyelination and vision recovery.

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David A. Paul/University of Rochester School of Medicine

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