Endoscopic anatomy of the fourth ventricle: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 530-535

  Longatti, Pierluigi ^a   Fiorindi, Alessandro ^a   Feletti, Alberto ^a   D'Avella, Domenico ^a   Martinuzzi, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Aqueduct; Fourth ventricle; Neuroendoscopy; Neuronavigation

Indexed keywords

AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBERCLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CANALIS MEDULLARIS; CHOROID PLEXUS; FACIAL COLLICULUS; FORAMINA OF LUSCHKA AND MAGENDIE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL TRIANGLE; INFERIOR FOVEA; LATERAL RECESS; LOCUS CERULEUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MEDIAN SULCUS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEURONAVIGATION; OBEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIAE MEDULLARIS; SUPERIOR VELUM MEDULLARE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; VAGAL TRIANGLE; VIDEORECORDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; MICROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; COHORT STUDIES; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEURONAVIGATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 53449102232     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/9/0530     Document Type: Article

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