Assessment of the visual pathways in patients with neurofibromatosis-1 by 3S-space technique with 3-Tesla MRI

SARAÇ Ö., Algin O., BEYAZAL M., Anlar B., VARAN A., Kansu T.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.49, sa.6, ss.1626-1633, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1906-14
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1626-1633
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Neurofibromatosis type 1, optic pathway glioma, 3D-SPACE, optic nerve thickness, optic nerve sheath diameter, optic nerve tortuosity, OPTIC-NERVE SHEATH, DURAL ECTASIA, TYPE-1, MANAGEMENT
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background/aim: We aimed to evaluate the size/tortuosity of the optic nerve (ON) and the dilatation of the ON sheath (ONS) in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) patients with 3T-MRI, and to assess the usefulness of 3D-SPACE in imaging the optic pathway, ON, and ONS in NF-1 patients.