ArticleEuropean radiology2016
Parotid gland tumours: MR tractography to assess contact with the facial nerve.
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- Identification of the intraparotid facial nerve on MRI: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2021Pooled it
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- Advanced magnetic resonance neurography for preoperative facial nerve assessment and surgical planning in parotid tumors: a review of current evidence and surgical translation.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Radiomics analysis of parotid gland tumors using DWI and DCE-MRI: comparison of multiple machine learning models for differential diagnosis.Polish journal of radiology · 2026Article
- Differentiation Between Parotid Adenolymphoma and Malignant Tumor Based on Multimodal Functional MRI of Radiomics and Intratumoral Vascular ITSS Classification.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- MR-Neurography of the facial nerve in parotid tumors: intra-parotid nerve visualization and surgical correlation.Neuroradiology · 2024Article
- Comparing the Double-Echo Steady-State with Water Excitation and Constructive Interference in Steady-State Sequence Techniques for Identifying Extracranial Facial Nerve and Tumor Positions in Patients with Parotid Tumors.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2024Article
- To explore the pathogenesis of Bell's palsy using diffusion tensor image.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Associations Between White Matter Microstructures and Cognitive Functioning in 8-Year-Old Children: A Track-Weighted Imaging Study.Journal of child neurology · 2022Article
- Imaging of parotid anomalies in infants and children.Insights into imaging · 2022Review
- Differentiation of Benign From Malignant Parotid Gland Tumors Using Conventional MRI Based on Radiomics Nomogram.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Three-dimensional double-echo steady-state with water excitation magnetic resonance imaging to localize the intraparotid facial nerve in patients with deep-seated parotid tumors.Neuroradiology · 2021Article
- Cross-sectional imaging and cytologic investigations in the preoperative diagnosis of parotid gland tumors - An updated literature review.Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences · 2021Review
- Recent advances in MRI of the head and neck, skull base and cranial nerves: new and evolving sequences, analyses and clinical applications.The British journal of radiology · 2019Review
- Facial nerve tractography: A new tool for the detection of perineural spread in parotid cancers.European radiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the feasibility of intraparotid facial nerve (VIIn) tractographic reconstructions in estimating the presence of a contact between the VIIn and the tumour, in patients requiring surgical resection of parotid tumours.
methodsPatients underwent MR scans with VIIn tractography calculated with the constrained spherical deconvolution model. The parameters of the diffusion sequence were: b-value of 1000 s/mm(2); 32 directions; voxel size: 2 mm isotropic; scan time: 9'31'. The potential contacts between VIIn branches and tumours were estimated with different initial fractional anisotropy (iFA) cut-offs compared to surgical data. Surgeons were blinded to the tractography reconstructions and identified both nerves and contact with tumours using nerve stimulation and reference photographs.
resultsTwenty-six patients were included in this study and the mean patient age was 55.2 years. Surgical direct assessment of VIIn allowed identifying 0.1 as the iFA threshold with the best sensitivity to detect tumour contact. In all patients with successful VIIn identification by tractography, surgeons confirmed nerve courses as well as lesion location in parotid glands. Mean VIIn branch FA values were significantly lower in cases with tumour contact (t-test; p ≤ 0.01).
conclusionsThis study showed the feasibility of intraparotid VIIn tractography to identify nerve contact with parotid tumours. KEY POINTS: • Diffusion imaging is an efficient method for highlighting the intraparotid VIIn. • Visualization of the VIIn may help to better manage patients before surgery. • We bring new insights to future trials for patients with VIIn dysfunction. • We aimed to provide radio-anatomical references for further studies.
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