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ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2020

Visualization of the greater and lesser occipital nerves on three-dimensional double-echo steady-state with water excitation sequence.

Tomohiro Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Fujii, Akifumi Fujita, Hideharu Sugimoto

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Article in Japanese journal of radiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Tomohiro KikuchiDepartment of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
Hiroyuki FujiiDepartment of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. hiroyuki.fujii@jichi.ac.jp.
Akifumi FujitaDepartment of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
Hideharu SugimotoDepartment of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.

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purposeTo investigate the ability of three-dimensional double-echo steady-state with water excitation sequence (3D-DESS-WE) in detecting the greater occipital nerve (GON) and the lesser occipital nerve (LON). MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 66 consecutive patients who underwent magnetic resonance imaging, including 3D-DESS-WE. Two readers evaluated the detectability [0 (poor) to 3 (excellent)] and thickness of the GON and LON. We calculated the average evaluation scores and interobserver variability for the detectability of the GON and LON. We also calculated the average nerve thickness for each of the two readers and the interobserver reproducibility for the thickness of the GON and LON. The interobserver variability was calculated using a weighted kappa analysis and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to evaluate the interobserver reproducibility of the nerve thickness.

resultsThe respective average score, interobserver variability, thickness and interobserver reproducibility were 3.00, excellent (κ = 1.00), 1.07 ± 0.12 mm, and almost perfect (ICC = 0.82) for the GON and 1.81, good (κ = 0.73), 0.84 ± 0.11 mm, and substantial (ICC = 0.78) for the LON. The GON was significantly thicker than the LON (p < 0.001).

conclusionThe 3D-DESS-WE demonstrated excellent visualization of the GON and relatively good visualization of the LON.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHeadHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationPeripheral NervesReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesWaterWaterDouble-echo steady-state with water excitationGreater occipital nerveLesser occipital nerveMagnetic resonance imaging

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