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foraminal
adjective Referring to a foramen


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The major management issue with these tumors concerns the lower cranial nerves, which are vulnerable to injury along their intracranial, extracranial, and foraminal segments and which may be impaired not only by surgery but also by the tumor itself.
The combination of high contrast and improved spatial resolution allows the radiologist to characterize disc pathology, assess for presence of cord and nerve root impingement, and evaluate neural foraminal patency.
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