Severity analysis of neurovascular contact in patients with trigeminal neuralgia: Assessment with the inner view of the 3D MR cisternogram and angiogram fusion imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 603-607

  Satoh, T ^a   Omi, M ^a   Nabeshima, M ^a   Onoda, K ^b   Date, I ^c  

^a Ryofukai Satoh Neurosurgical Hospital   (Japan)

^b Okayama Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 64649084884     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1409     Document Type: Article

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