Virtual reality imaging technique in percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy for intractable trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 449-451

  Meng, Fan Gang ^a   Wu, Cheng Yuan ^b   Liu, Yu Guang ^b   Liu, Lei ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JINAN CENTRAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency thermocoagulation; Rhizotomy; Trigeminal neuralgia; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RHIZOTOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHIZOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 59349108561     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.03.019     Document Type: Article

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