MR Imaging of the Extracranial Facial Nerve with the CISS Sequence.
Jeffrey P GuenetteNir Ben-ShlomoJ JayenderRavi Teja SeethamrajuV KimbrellNgoc-Anh TranRaymond Y HuangC J KimJason I KassC E CorralesT C LeePublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2019)
The facial nerve can be seen on CISS images from the stylomastoid foramen to the temporofacial and cervicofacial trunks, proximal to the parotid plexus. Use of a CISS protocol is feasible in the clinical setting to determine the location of the facial nerve relative to tumor.