Extreme capsule
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Jones J, Hacking C, Knipe H, Extreme capsule. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5828
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23 Mar 2009, Jeremy Jones ◉
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The extreme capsule is a series of white matter tracts in the brain that run between the claustrum and insular cortex.
References
- 1. Standring S (editor). Gray's Anatomy (39th edition). Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0443066841. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Ross LMMP. Atlas of anatomy. George Thieme Verlag. (2007) ISBN:3131421215. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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