Establishing normal diameter range of the cochlear and facial nerves with 3D-CISS at 3T

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 241-247

  Nakamichi, Rei ^a   Yamazaki, Masahiro ^a   Ikeda, Mitsuru ^a   Isoda, Haruo ^a   Kawai, Hisashi ^a   Sone, Michihiko ^a   Nakashima, Tsutomu ^a   Naganawa, Shinji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 dimensional constructive interference in steady state (3D CISS); Cochlear nerve; Facial nerve; Magnetic resonance imaging; Normal values

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCHLEAR NERVE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; COCHLEAR NERVE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891554416     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.2013-0004     Document Type: Article

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