Is preoperative high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging accurate in predicting neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia? A single-blind study

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-136

  Benes, Ludwig ^a   Shiratori, Kiyoshi ^a   Gurschi, Mariana ^a   Sure, Ulrich ^a   Tirakotai, Wuttipong ^a   Krischek, Boris ^a   Bertalanffy, Helmut ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D FIESTA; 3D FSPGR; High resolution MRI; Neurovascular compression; Trigeminal neuralgia; Trigeminal root entry zone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADICULOPATHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 17444399319     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-004-0372-3     Document Type: Article

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