Continuous Intra-Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring Improves the Efficiency of Percutaneous Balloon Compression of the Trigeminal Ganglion for Trigeminal Neuralgia

Figure 2

Imaging of the surgical process. (a–c) By the C-arm in the IICBP group and (d–f) in the CIABP group by CT. (a), (d) Puncturing into the FO (red arrow). (b) Introducing the catheter (red arrow) into Meckel’s cave. (c), (e) Inflating the balloon as a pear shape (red arrow) imaging laterally. (f) 3D-construction of the pear-shaped balloon on the CT scan (the red arrow pointing to the neck of the balloon).

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