title: The eighth cranial nerve.
abstract: This review discusses the eighth cranial nerve with emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Normal anatomy of the component nerves as well as pathology that affects it are examined. MRI techniques used to evaluate this area are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Enterline
mesh_terms: D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*