Third ventriculostomy patency: Comparison of findings at cine phase- contrast MR imaging and at direct exploration

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1560-1566

  Fukuhara, Toru ^a   Vorster, Sarel J ^a   Ruggieri, Paul ^a   Luciano, Mark G ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0032868688     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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