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Abstract #4541

Demonstrating the Facial Nerve in the Parotid Gland using 3 Dimension Fast Field Echo imaging: a Pilot Study

Yihua Wang1, Lijun Wang1, Xiaoxiao Zhang2, and Ailian Liu1
1Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China, 2Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China, Beijing, China

Synopsis

Facial nerve MRI is a clinical challenge that it is difficult to differentiate parotid gland tumors from facial nerve on conventional imaging. It is great demand to develop new diagnostic technology to accurately display peripheral nerve and tumor for avoiding intraoperative injury. In this study, 3 dimension fast field echo imaging(T2WI-3D-FFE) is potentially a valuable sequence in displaying the intraparotid facial nerve and localizing the tumor.

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