Neurogenic hypertension: A new MRI protocol for the evaluation of neurovascular compression of the cranial nerves IX and X root-entry zone

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 774-780

  Schmitz, Stephan Albert ^a   Hohenbleicher, Henriette ^a   Koennecke, Hans Christian ^a   Offermann, Ralf ^a   Offermann, Jens ^a   Branding, Gordian ^a   Wolf, Karl Jürgen ^a   Distler, Armin ^a   Sharma, Arya M ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cranial nerve roots; Essential hypertension; Medulla oblongata; MR angiography; Nerve compression syndromes; Neurogenic hypertension; Neurovascular compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0032732968     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199912000-00007     Document Type: Article

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