The MRI appearance of the optic nerve sheath following fenestration for benign intracranial hypertension

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1193-1196

  Sallomi, D ^a,b   Taylor, H ^a   Hibbert, J ^a   Sanders, M D ^a   Spalton, D J ^a   Tonge, K ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign intracranial hypertension; MRI; Optic nerve fenestration; Pseudotumor cerebri

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MYELIN SHEATH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; ORBIT; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELIN SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE; ORBIT;

EID: 0031616193     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050533     Document Type: Article

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