MR imaging of papilledema and visual pathways: Effects of increased intracranial pressure and pathophysiologic mechanisms

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 919-924

  Passi, N ^a   Degnan, A J ^a   Levy, L M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXOPHTHALMOS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HYGROMA; HYPERMETROPIA; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TRACT; PAPILLEDEMA; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA ISCHEMIA; REVIEW; SCLERA; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84878472281     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3022     Document Type: Review

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