title: Three-dimensional MRI with contrast diagnosis of diseases involving peripheral oculomotor nerve.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose was to evaluate three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging with contrast (3D-CEMRI) in displaying peripheral oculomotor nerve (PON) and diagnosing peripheral oculomotor nerve diseases (POND).
  
  
  METHODS
  The MRI findings of 80 patients with POND were reviewed and compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA), operative or pathological results, and final clinical diagnosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-three aneurysms (23/26) confirmed by DSA were detected with Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA). Twenty-five inflammatory lesions, 14 malignant lesions, and 5 benign lesions involving PON were shown with 3D-CEMRI corresponding with clinical diagnosis and pathology. Another 13 (13/80, 16.03%) cases were negative on MRI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  3D-CEMRI with MRA could show and diagnose the majority of the diseases involving PON.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, the 1st Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guixun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Zhiyun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Shurong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shaoyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA