The utility of presurgical simulation of microvascular decompression by MR virtual endoscopy

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1087-1095

  Oishi, Makoto ^a   Fukuda, Masafumi ^a   Takao, Tetsuro ^a   Ishida, Go ^b   Sato, Mitsuya ^b   Fujii, Yukihiko ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Shinjinkai Kita Nihon No Shinkei Geka Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemifacial spasm; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurovascular compression syndrome; Trigeminal neuralgia; Virtual endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PONS ANGLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROENDOSCOPY; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 36248945138     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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