Diffusion tensor imaging for assessment of microstructural changes associate with treatment outcome at one-year after radiofrequency Rhizotomy in trigeminal neuralgia.
Shu-Tian ChenJen-Tsung YangHsu-Huei WengHsueh-Lin WangMei-Yu YehYuan-Hsiung TsaiPublished in: BMC neurology (2019)
Our results may reflect that the effects of radiofrequency rhizotomy in TN patients include axonal damage with perineural edema and that prolonged swelling associated with recurrence might be predicted by MRI images. Further studies are necessary to understand how DTI metrics can quantitatively represent the pathophysiology of TN and to examine the application of DTI in the treatment of TN.
Keyphrases
- white matter
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- catheter ablation
- ultrasound guided
- oxidative stress
- cerebral palsy
- contrast enhanced
- convolutional neural network
- neuropathic pain
- combination therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- free survival
- case control
- patient reported