Diffusivity metrics three months after upfront Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia may be correlated with pain relief.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "World neurosurgery"
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.086
Abstract: BACKGROUND Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is a safe and effective treatment option for trigeminal neuralgia (TN). However, there is no objective, non-invasive, tool to identify non-responders or late responders to GKRS and to facilitate longitudinal… read more here.
Keywords: diffusivity metrics; pain relief; diffusivity; gkrs ... See more keywords
A novel potential measurement indicator with objective and quantitative effect for trigeminal neuralgia: fractional anisotropy in MR-DTI
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2024 at "Frontiers in Neurology"
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1453431
Abstract: Objectives To investigate the effect of diffusivity metrics of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (MR-DTI) in the assessment of treatment effects. Methods MR-DTI examination for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) patients and the diffusivity metrics of the… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; effect; trigeminal neuralgia; diffusivity metrics ... See more keywords