Anatomic Variations of Foramen Ovale as a Predictor of Successful Cannulation in Percutaneous Trigeminal Rhizotomies.

Jonah Gordon Keaton Francis Piper Zeegan George Kunal V Vakharia Yarema B Bezchlibnyk Harry van Loveren

Published in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2023)

We have identified morphological characteristics associated with successful cannulation in percutaneous rhizotomies for TN. Preoperative imaging may optimize surgical technique and predict cannulation failure.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
high resolution
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
neuropathic pain
radiofrequency ablation
mass spectrometry
fluorescence imaging