MRI detection of olfactory bulb and tract.
Thirty healthy volunteers underwent MRI with 3D MP-RAGE, 3D CISS and 2D turbo spin echo sequences to compare the detectability of olfactory fibers, bulb, tract, and sulcus. The overall detectability was slightly better using MP-RAGE compared with CISS. Both 3D sequences were superior to 2D turbo spin echo. We therefore recommend including the MP-RAGE sequence in an MR imaging protocol of the olfactory nerve.
Held
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Départment of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Regensburg, Germany.
Seitz
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Fründ
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Nitz
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Haffke
T
T
Hees
H
H
Bonkowsky
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000033:anatomy & histology*