Predicting the outcome of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia using magnetic resonance tomographic angiography

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-349

  Han Bing, Shang ^a   Wei Guo, Zhao ^a   Jun, Zhu ^a   Ning, Li ^a   Jian Kang, Shen ^a   Yu, Cai ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance tomographic angiography; Microvascular decompression; Prognosis; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DECOMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEUROIMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 78349238192     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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