Fluoroscopy of foramen ovale as an aid to thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion; technical note.
The authors described a fluoroscopic method of guiding percutaneous needle penetration of the foramen ovale. The advantages are simplicity, speed, accuracy, and comfortable patient positioning. Radiation exposure is minimized.
D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000601:surgery*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*