How accurate is magnetic resonance angiography in predicting neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia? A prospective, single-blinded comparative study

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-64

  Patel, N K ^a   Aquilina, K ^a   Clarke, Y ^a   Renowden, S A ^a   Coakham, H B ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Microvascular decompression; Neurovascular compression; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0038367925     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869031000093735     Document Type: Article

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