Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation Under Fluoroscopic Image-Guidance for Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Son, Byung-Chul
(Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Kim, Hyung-Suk (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) Kim, Il-Sup (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) Yang, Seung-Ho (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) Lee, Sang-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) |
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