MRI-guided frameless stereotactic percutaneous cordotomy

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 53-63

  McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Villavicencio, Alan T ^a   Bulsara, Ketan R ^a   Gorecki, John ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cordotomy, percutaneous; Frameless stereotaxy; MRI; Pain relief

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDOTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CORDOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAVIGATION; PAIN;

EID: 0036979192     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068012     Document Type: Article

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