Magnetic resonance neurography and diffusion tensor imaging: Origins, history, and clinical impact of the first 50 000 cases with an assessment of efficacy and utility in a prospective 5000-patient study group

Neurosurgery

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Filler, Aaron ^a  

^a Institute for Nerve Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Brain; Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nerve; Piriformis; Thoracic outlet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE TRACT; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL;

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAVIGATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350666801     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000351279.78110.00     Document Type: Article

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