Localization of Parotid Gland Tumors in Relation to the Intraparotid Facial Nerve on 3D Double-Echo Steady-State with Water Excitation Sequence.

Hiroyuki Fujii Akifumi Fujita H Kanazawa Edward K Sung Osamu Sakai H Sugimoto

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2019)

We can achieve higher diagnostic performance in localizing parotid gland tumors by directly visualizing the intraparotid facial nerve using the 3D double-echo steady-state with water excitation sequence compared with indirect methods.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted imaging
peripheral nerve
diffusion weighted
energy transfer
soft tissue
contrast enhanced
amino acid
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
quantum dots