Abstract #1966

Diffusion-prepared magnetic resonance neurography for the visualization of the Facial nerve

Paula Bos^1,2, Bas M.S. Jasperse¹, Alfons J.M. Balm^2,3, Leon C. ter Beek¹, Fijs W.B. van Leeuwen^2,4, Michiel W.M. van den Brekel^2,3, Regina G.H. Beets-Tan¹, and Tessa Buckle⁴

¹Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of Diffusion-prepared MRI (D-prep MRI) to visualize the Facial nerve in head and neck cancer patients. Twenty-four patients (12 male, 60±11 year) received a D-prep MRI, where the main trunk and branches of the Facial nerve is reviewed by one neuro/head and neck radiologists. The main trunk was visible in fifteen patients and in four, six, six and one patients for the posterior auricular, zygomaticofacial, cervicofacial and temporal branches respectively. D-prep MRI is able to visualize the Facial nerve in most cases, but further improvement is required.

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