OBJECTIVE: In this pictorial essay, we review the MR appearance of cranial nerve enhancement in a variety of entities including neoplastic, infectious, and idiopathic diseases. CONCLUSION: MRI with contrast enhancement is a valuable tool for detecting and characterizing disease of the cranial nerves. Abnormal cranial nerve enhancement on MRI may sometimes be the first or only indication of an underlying disease process.
OBJECTIVE: In this pictorial essay, we review the MR appearance of cranial nerve enhancement in a variety of entities including neoplastic, infectious, and idiopathic diseases. CONCLUSION: MRI with contrast enhancement is a valuable tool for detecting and characterizing disease of the cranial nerves. Abnormal cranial nerve enhancement on MRI may sometimes be the first or only indication of an underlying disease process.
Authors: Antonio C M Maia; Antônio J da Rocha; Carlos J da Silva; Sérgio Rosemberg Journal: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Date: 2007 Jun-Jul Impact factor: 3.825