Cranial Nerves

Imaging of cranial nerves a pictorial overview.pdf

MRI of the cisternal tracts of normal cranial nerves. Steady-state free procession (SSFP), axial planes.


a Olfactory (circles)

b optic (arrows)

c oculomotor (arrows)

d trochlear (arrows)

e trigeminal (arrows)

f abducens (circles)

g facial (thin and dotted arrows) and vestibulocochlear (thick arrows)

h glossopharyngeal and vagus nerve (circles)

i spinal accessory (circles)

j hypoglossal (arrows)