Imaging of the facial nerve

The facial nerve is responsible for the motor innervation of the face. It has a visceral motor function (lacrimal, submandibular, sublingual glands and secretion of the nose); it conveys a great part of the taste fibers, participates to the general sensory of the auricle (skin of the concha) and the wall of the external auditory meatus. The facial mimic, production of tears, nasal flow and salivation all depend on the facial nerve. In order to image the facial nerve it is mandatory to be knowledgeable about its normal anatomy including the course of its efferent and afferent fibers and about relevant technical considerations regarding CT and MR to be able to achieve high-resolution images of the nerve.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

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2010

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

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European journal of radiology - 74(2010), 2 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 341-8

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Veillona, F [VerfasserIn]
Ramos-Taboada, L [VerfasserIn]
Abu-Eid, M [VerfasserIn]
Charpiot, A [VerfasserIn]
Riehm, S [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 20.08.2010

Date Revised 25.11.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.08.027

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NLM197962483