The surgical management of extensive nasopharyngeal angiofibromas with the infratemporal fossa approach

JC Andrews, U Fisch, U Aeppli, A Valavanis… - The …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Large juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are a therapeutic challenge because of their
relation to major vasculature and cranial nerves at the base of the skull, and their propensity …

A new correlation‐based fuzzy logic clustering algorithm for FMRI

…, S Kollias, G Stoll, D Meier, A Valavanis… - Magnetic resonance …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Fuzzy logic clustering algorithms are a new class of processing strategies for functional MRI
(fMRI). In this study, the ability of such methods to detect brain activation on application of a …

Preoperative embolization of the head and neck: indications, patient selection, goals, and precautions.

A Valavanis - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 1986 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Preoperative embolization was performed in 39 patients with 44 paragangliomas of the head
and neck. Because of their complex vascular supply and their relation to vital structures …

Intraoperative validation of functional magnetic resonance imaging and cortical reorganization patterns in patients with brain tumors involving the primary motor cortex

J Fandino, SS Kollias, HG Wieser, A Valavanis… - Journal of …, 1999 - thejns.org
Object. The purpose of the present study was to compare the results of functional magnetic
resonance (fMR) imaging with those of intraoperative cortical stimulation in patients who …

MR differentiation of adamantinous and squamous-papillary craniopharyngiomas.

…, W Wichmann, A Aguzzi, A Valavanis - American journal …, 1997 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE To determine MR criteria for differentiating adamantinous from squamous-papillary
craniopharyngiomas. METHODS The MR imaging features of 42 histologically proved …

Anatomic relationships along the low-middle convexity: Part I–Normal specimens and magnetic resonance imaging

TP Naidich, AG Valavanis, S Kubik - Neurosurgery, 1995 - journals.lww.com
SAGITTAL SECTIONS OF anatomic specimens and magnetic resonance images well display
the individual gyri and sulci along the low-middle convexity. Those familiar with the typical …

Central neurocytoma: histopathological variants and therapeutic approaches

…, K Von Ammon, A von Deimling, A Valavanis… - Journal of …, 1992 - thejns.org
✓ The central neurocytoma has recently been added to the differential diagnosis of
intraventricular tumors. Histopathologically, this tumor is characterized by a uniform neoplastic cell …

Plasticity of the human motor cortex in patients with arteriovenous malformations: a functional MR imaging study

…, MC Hepp-Reymond, A Valavanis - American journal …, 2000 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The capacity of the human brain to recover from damage
has been explained on the basis of plasticity, according to which remaining areas assume …

Impact of fMRI-guided advanced DTI fiber tracking techniques on their clinical applications in patients with brain tumors

R Kleiser, P Staempfli, A Valavanis, P Boesiger… - Neuroradiology, 2010 - Springer
Introduction White matter tractography based on diffusion tensor imaging has become a well-accepted
non-invasive tool for exploring the white matter architecture of the human brain in …

Combining fMRI and DTI: a framework for exploring the limits of fMRI-guided DTI fiber tracking and for verifying DTI-based fiber tractography results

P Stämpfli, C Reischauer, T Jaermann, A Valavanis… - Neuroimage, 2008 - Elsevier
A powerful, non-invasive technique for estimating and visualizing white matter tracts in the
human brain in vivo is white matter fiber tractography that uses magnetic resonance diffusion …