Gosh, you are all so smart! Yes, right is a Chiari patient. In fact, the reconstruction is for a 4 year old child with Chiari (~8 mm tonsil descent below the foramen magnum)
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Conquer Chiari Research Center
Our research team is using computer simulations to help understand Chiari Malformation. The picture below shows a 3D reconstruction of the fluid space around the spinal cord for a healthy subject and a Chiari patient. The green colored structures are spinal cord nerve roots. Can you guess which one is a Chiari patient (left or right)?
Gosh, you are all so smart! Yes, right is a Chiari patient. In fact, the reconstruction is for a 4 year old child with Chiari (~8 mm tonsil descent below the foramen magnum)
Gosh, you are all so smart! Yes, right is a Chiari patient. In fact, the reconstruction is for a 4 year old child with Chiari (~8 mm tonsil descent below the foramen magnum)
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