Identification of the normal jugular foramen and lower cranial nerve anatomy: Contrast-enhanced 3D fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition MR imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 574-576

  Davagnanam, Indran ^a,b   Chavda, S V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; JUGULAR FORAMEN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKULL; STEADY STATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CRANIAL NERVES; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL BASE;

EID: 41149173240     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0860     Document Type: Article

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