Bell's palsy: What is the prognostic value of measurements of signal intensity increases with contrast enhancement on MRI?

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 428-433

  Kress, B P J ^a   Griesbeck, F ^a   Efinger, K ^a   Solbach, T ^a   Gottschalk, A ^a   Kornhuber, A W ^a   Bahren W ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Contrast enhancement; Facial nerve; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; CONTRAST MEDIA; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0036951924     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-001-0738-y     Document Type: Article

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