Functional analysis of third ventriculostomy patency with phase-contrast MRI velocity measurements

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-179

  Lev, S ^a,b   Bhadelia, R A ^a   Estin, D ^a   Heilman, C B ^a   Wolpert, S M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Hydrocephalus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0030936763     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050387     Document Type: Article

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