The predictive value of preoperative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for facial nerve outcomes after vestibular schwannoma resection: clinical study.

Katherine E KunigelisPatrick HosokawaGregory ArnoneDavid RabanAdam StarrAndrei GurauAlexis SunshineJason BunnAshesh A ThakerA Samy Youssef

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2020)

Middle-range preoperative ADC in vestibular schwannoma suggests a less favorable postoperative HB score. Preoperative measurement of ADC in vestibular schwannoma may provide additional information regarding prognostication of facial nerve outcomes.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted imaging
patients undergoing
diffusion weighted
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
hearing loss
peripheral nerve
healthcare
clinical trial
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
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