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ReviewClinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.)2026

Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Human Stellate Ganglion.

Masanori Nakajo, Shumpei Mori, Hirofumi Nakayama, Takashi Yoshiura, Shili Xu, Mark Rimmer, Takanori Sato, Mariko Sato, Varun Malik, Noriko Salamon and 5 more

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Review in Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Masanori NakajoDepartment of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Shumpei MoriDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5803-7135
Hirofumi NakayamaDepartment of Radiology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Takashi YoshiuraDepartment of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Shili XuDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mark RimmerDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3893-1158
Takanori SatoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mariko SatoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Varun MalikDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1564-439X
Noriko SalamonNeuroradiology Section, Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Xiaodong ZhongDepartment of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Kim-Lien NguyenDepartment of Bioengineering, Samueli School of Engineering at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8854-2976
J Paul FinnCardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Warwick J PeacockDepartment of Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Kalyanam ShivkumarDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Funding

Neural Control of Myocardial Excitability at the Nerve Myocyte InterfaceP01HL164311 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI KALYANAM SHIVKUMAR · 2023 to 2026
$11.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL164311NIH HHS P01 HL164311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reports of visualization of the stellate ganglion via magnetic resonance imaging date back to the early 1990s. However, such imaging has not been fully utilized, presumably due to vagueness of its topographic anatomy, small size, suboptimal image quality, and limited reproducibility. Considering the recent advancements in the field of neuroradiological imaging, including magnetic resonance neurography, and emerging interests regarding cardiac neuroanatomy and neuromodulation, such as stellate ganglion phototherapy, it is time to revisit the anatomy and imaging of the stellate ganglion, as it largely controls the sympathetic tone of the heart. Quantification and qualification of the stellate ganglion can drive innovation in the management and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Indexed as

Imaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingStellate GanglionHumansanatomyautonomic nervous systemcervicothoracic ganglionmagnetic resonance imagingstellate ganglion

Identifiers

PMID40698794
PMCPMC13584687

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