Sensitivity of high-resolution three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography and three-dimensional spoiled-gradient recalled imaging in the prediction of neurovascular compression in patients with hemifacial spasm: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 733-736

  Raslan, Ahmed M ^a   DeJesus, Reynaldo ^a,b   Berk, Caglar ^a   Zacest, Andrew ^a,c   Anderson, Jim C ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon Health and Science University   (United States)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle; Cranial nerve; Hemifacial spasm; Magnetic resonance angiography; Spoiled gradient recalled imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NERVE COMPRESSION; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 70349932957     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.JNS08393     Document Type: Article

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