"As cranial nerves are small and thin structures of the nervous system, a really precise imaging modality had to be used, and only MRI could give such results on nervous tissue." ...

MRI is the ideal way to image the nerve which can be seen particularly well on heavily T2 weighted thin section images (e.g. FIESTA/CISS). Contrast is also necessary to assess for abnormal ...

"As cranial nerves are small and thin structures of the nervous system, a really precise imaging modality had to be used, and only MRI could give such results on nervous tissue." Advertisement ...

High-resolution diffusion MRI can help map the microstructure of the trigeminal nerve, improve treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia sufferers Date: May 1, 2013 Source: American Association ...

To help aid the diagnosis, my dad got an MRI, depicted below: As shown, the doctor observed an unusual growth that was 0.37 cm by 0.83 cm located near the left sixth cranial nerve. Because the growth ...

My clinical examination strongly pointed towards a dysfunction of the 11th cranial nerve. To confirm my suspicions, we ...

We previously reported that magnetic resonance imaging evidence of cranial nerve invasion was an unfavourable prognostic factor in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, the prognostic value of this ...

Conclusions The diagnostic sensitivity of NMOSD criteria can be increased to 56% by combining the presence of linear ependymal lesions with unmet the Matthews criteria. The prognoses of NMOSD and ...

The oculomotor nerve is one of the 12 cranial nerves. These fibers play an important role in the nervous system, a collection of nerves that control essential bodily functions like breathing, your ...