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    The impact of needle location on clinical outcome of radiofrequency rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia

    Radiofrequency thermocoagulation trigeminal rhizotomy (RT-TR) through the foramen ovale is a minimally invasive treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. Navigation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT fusion ...

    Wei-Chao Huang, Kuo-Tai Chen, Chih-Hao Kao, Jen-Tsung Yang in Acta Neurochirurgica (2022)

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    Foramen ovale cannulation guided by intraoperative computed tomography with magnetic resonance image fusion plays a role in improving the long-term outcome of percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy

    Percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy (RF-TR) is a well-established treatment for patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia (TN) as a primary modality or for those refractory to medical treatment...

    **-Jui Tsai, Ming-Hsueh Lee, Kuo-Tai Chen, Wei-Chao Huang in Acta Neurochirurgica (2019)

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    Percutaneous dorsal root ganglion block for treating lumbar compression fracture-related pain

    The pain of acute compression fracture in the lumbar spine may be refractory to conservative treatment, and surgery is not an optimal choice for the elderly or infirm individuals. Moreover, even vertebroplasty...

    Wei-Chao Huang, Martin Hsiu-Chu Lin, Ming-Hsueh Lee, Kuo-Tai Chen in Acta Neurochirurgica (2018)

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    Application of MRI and intraoperative CT fusion images with integrated neuronavigation in percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy

    Percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy (RF-TR) has been an effective treatment modality for medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia. Our group has established a protocol for this procedure that inc...

    Kuo-Tai Chen, Martin Hsiu-Chu Lin, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai, Ming-Hsueh Lee in Acta Neurochirurgica (2015)

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    Percutaneous dorsal root ganglion lysis with phenol for the treatment of pain associated with thoracic compression fracture

    Symptomatic thoracic compression fracture is one of the most common causes of back pain in elderly. Although vertebroplasty is widely utilized in patients when conservative treatment fails, we introduced an al...

    Chun-Hsien Lin, Ming-Hsueh Lee, Martin Hsiu-Chu Lin in Acta Neurochirurgica (2013)

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    Foramen ovale cannulation guided by intra-operative computed tomography with integrated neuronavigation for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

    Radiofrequency rhizotomy of the Gasserian ganglion for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia via percutaneous cannulation of the foramen ovale is facilitated by various localization modalities. In our prelimin...

    Martin Hsiu-Chu Lin, Ming-Hsueh Lee, Ting-Chung Wang, Yu-Kai Cheng in Acta Neurochirurgica (2011)