Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of chiasmatic decompression and tumor resection during transsphenoidal pituitary surgery

Techniques in Neurosurgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 282-288

  Hlavin, M L ^a   Lewin, J S ^a   Arafah, B M ^a   Cesar, A ^a   Clampitt, M ^a   Selman, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraoperative imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary adenoma; Surgical technique; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMAGING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034487713     PISSN: 10772855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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