Diffusion MRI of the facial-vestibulocochlear nerve complex: a prospective clinical validation study.

Jonathan Shapey Sjoerd B Vos Laura ManciniBrett SandersJohn S ThorntonJacques-Donald Tournier Shakeel R Saeed Neil KitchenSherif KhalilPatrick J GroverRobert BradfordReuben Dorent Rachel Sparks Tom Vercauteren Tarek Yousry Sotirios Bisdas Sébastien Ourselin

Published in: European radiology (2023)

• Readout-segmented diffusion-weighted imaging (rs-DWI) with colour tissue mapping (CTM) visualised the facial-vestibulocochlear nerve complex on 9/10 sides in 5 healthy volunteer subjects. • Using rs-DWI and CTM, the facial nerve was visualised in all 5 patients with vestibular schwannoma and within 1.21-2.03 mm of the nerve's true intraoperative location. • Reproducible results were obtained on different scanners.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted imaging
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
peripheral nerve
soft tissue
high resolution
magnetic resonance
patients undergoing
mass spectrometry