Optic nerve sheath diameter on MR imaging: Establishment of norms and comparison of pediatric patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension with healthy controls

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 366-369

  Shofty, B ^a   Ben Sira, L ^b   Constantini, S ^a   Freedman, S ^a   Kesler, Anat ^b  

^a Dana Children's Hospital   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE SHEATH; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84857250449     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2779     Document Type: Article

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