Identification of cranial nerve impingement using 3-dimensional constructive interference in steady state sequence

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-27

  Lingawi, S S ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cranial nerves; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; STEADY STATE; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0038204829     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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