High resolution ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of the optic nerve and the optic nerve sheath: Anatomic correlation and clinical importance

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 608-613

  Steinborn, M ^a   Fiegler, J ^b   Kraus, V ^c   Denne, C ^c   Hapfelmeier, A ^d   Wurzinger, L ^e   Hahn, H ^b,c  

^a Stadtisches Klinikum   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

anatomy; eye; MR imaging; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYELIN SHEATH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 83655164976     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245822     Document Type: Article

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