title: Imaging of the optic nerve.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the imaging findings of diseases affecting the optic nerve with special emphasis on clinical-radiological correlation and on the latest technical developments in MR imaging and CT. The review deals with congenital malformations, tumors, toxic/nutritional and degenerative entities, inflammatory and infectious diseases, compressive neuropathy, vascular conditions and trauma involving the optic nerve from its ocular segment to the chiasm. The implications of imaging findings on patient management and outcome and the importance of performing high-resolution tailored examinations adapted to the clinical situation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH - 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. minerva.becker@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Minerva
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masterson
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delavelle
authors.forename: Magalie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viallon
authors.forename: Maria-Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Christoph D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000639:trends*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000639:trends*