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From: High resolution MRI for quantitative assessment of inferior alveolar nerve impairment in course of mandible fractures: an imaging feasibility study

Figure 2

In this clinical case a slightly displaced mandible fracture is illustrated (red arrows). The CT (A) and the 3D T1 FFE sequence (C) revealed the osseous continuity disruption with involvement of the mandibular canal with comparable accuracy. However, no conclusions regarding the condition of the IAN can be drawn as it is not visualized sufficiently. The DESS sequence allows for precise depiction of the IAN (B). The STIR sequence shows an increase in signal intensity within the IAN as well as an enlarged nerve diameter (D). The nerve continuity is preserved (yellow arrows).

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