Preoperative MRI/MRA for microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia: consecutive series of 67 patients

[1] Akimoto H(2002)Preoperative evaluation of neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia by use of three-dimensional reconstruction from two types of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging Neurosurgery 51 956-961

[2] Nagaoka T(2006)High-resolution three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography and three-dimensional spoiled gradient-recalled imaging in the evaluation of neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia: a double-blind pilot study Neurosurgery 58 666-673

[3] Nariai T(2005)Is preoperative high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging accurate in predicting neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia? A single-blind study Neurosurg Rev 28 131-136

[4] Takada Y(1998)Sensitivity and specificity of MRA in the diagnosis of neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia. A correlation of MRA and surgical findings Neuroradiology 40 88-95

[5] Ohno K(1992)Validating the SF-36 health survey questionnaire: new outcome measure for primary care BMJ 305 160-164

[6] Yoshino N(2003)Demonstration of neurovascular compression in trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm with magnetic resonance imaging: comparison with surgical findings in 60 consecutive cases Surg Neurol 59 93-99

[7] Anderson VC(2008)Practice parameter: the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies Neurology 71 1183-1190

[8] Berryhill PC(2010)Predicting the outcome of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia using magnetic resonance tomographic angiography J Neuroimaging 20 345-349

[9] Sandquist MA(1995)Evaluation of vascular compression in trigeminal neuralgia by 3D time-of-flight MRA J Comput Assist Tomogr 19 879-884

[10] Ciaverella DP(2006)Comparison of clinical symptoms and magnetic resonance angiographic (MRA) results in patients with trigeminal neuralgia and persistent idiopathic facial pain. Medium-term outcome after microvascular decompression of cases with positive MRA findings Cephalalgia 26 266-276

[1] Akimoto H(2002)Preoperative evaluation of neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia by use of three-dimensional reconstruction from two types of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging Neurosurgery 51 956-961

[2] Nagaoka T(2006)High-resolution three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography and three-dimensional spoiled gradient-recalled imaging in the evaluation of neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia: a double-blind pilot study Neurosurgery 58 666-673

[3] Nariai T(2005)Is preoperative high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging accurate in predicting neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia? A single-blind study Neurosurg Rev 28 131-136

[4] Takada Y(1998)Sensitivity and specificity of MRA in the diagnosis of neurovascular compression in patients with trigeminal neuralgia. A correlation of MRA and surgical findings Neuroradiology 40 88-95

[5] Ohno K(1992)Validating the SF-36 health survey questionnaire: new outcome measure for primary care BMJ 305 160-164

[6] Yoshino N(2003)Demonstration of neurovascular compression in trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm with magnetic resonance imaging: comparison with surgical findings in 60 consecutive cases Surg Neurol 59 93-99

[7] Anderson VC(2008)Practice parameter: the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies Neurology 71 1183-1190

[8] Berryhill PC(2010)Predicting the outcome of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia using magnetic resonance tomographic angiography J Neuroimaging 20 345-349

[9] Sandquist MA(1995)Evaluation of vascular compression in trigeminal neuralgia by 3D time-of-flight MRA J Comput Assist Tomogr 19 879-884

[10] Ciaverella DP(2006)Comparison of clinical symptoms and magnetic resonance angiographic (MRA) results in patients with trigeminal neuralgia and persistent idiopathic facial pain. Medium-term outcome after microvascular decompression of cases with positive MRA findings Cephalalgia 26 266-276