title: Understanding the brain stem.
abstract: This article highlights features of brain anatomy that are important to know in interpreting magnetic resonance images. This article concentrates on the names of some brain stem structures, the three-dimensional appearance of six important tracts, and the location of cranial nerve nuclei.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ulmer
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Borne
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Calderwood
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000033:anatomy & histology