The oculomotor cistern: Anatomy and high-resolution imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1344-1348

  Everton, K L ^a   Rassner, U A ^a   Osborn, Anne G ^a   Harnsberger, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OCULOMOTOR CISTERN; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SCREENING;

ARACHNOID; BRAIN; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DURA MATER; EAR, INNER; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MASS SCREENING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 49749086509     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1089     Document Type: Article

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