The trigeminal nerve and ganglion: An anatomical, histological, and radiological study addressing the transtrigeminal approach

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 564-573

  Ziyal, Ibrahim M ^a,e   Sekhar, Laligam N ^b   Özgen, Tunçalp ^a   Söylemezoglu, Figen ^a   Alper, Murat ^c   Beşer, Mahmut ^d  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b North Shore Radiology   (United States)

^c ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d StarMar Radiodioagnostic Center   (Turkey)

^e NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; cavernous sinus; gasserian ganglion; histology; Meckel's cave; radiology; transtrigeminal approach; trigeminal ganglion; trigeminal nerve; trigeminal plexus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; BRAIN STEM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE; RADIOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 2542553416     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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