Preoperative imaging evaluation of primary trigeminal neuralgia using 3D TOF-MRA and 3D FIESTA-c: A retrospective study of 412 cases
Yu Huang, Ying Huang, Chaoyong Xiao, Qingling Huang, Xue Chai · 2026
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Yu Huang and colleagues grade two MRI methods for facial pain surgery planning in a 2026 retrospective study. In primary trigeminal neuralgia, a vessel pressing the nerve is the usual target for decompression surgery. Records covered 412 patients whose surgical findings served as truth, comparing vessel angiography imaging, a steady-state sequence called FIESTA-c, and both together.
Surgeons found a culprit vessel in 407 of 412 patients, most often the superior cerebellar artery at 60.68% in the reported share. Simple presence checks scored near 91% for each scan alone and 96.36% combined. Exact vessel matching also favored pairing both scans. Preoperative confidence rises when the two views agree.
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| CREATOR | Yu Huang, Ying Huang, Chaoyong Xiao, Qingling Huang, Xue Chai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27064 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |