title: High-resolution Imaging of Neural Anatomy and Pathology of the Neck.
abstract: The neck has intricately connected neural structures, including cervical and brachial plexi, the sympathetic system, lower cranial nerves, and their branches. Except for brachial plexus, there has been little research regarding the normal imaging appearance or corresponding pathologies of neural structures in the neck. The development in imaging techniques with better spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio has made it possible to see many tiny nerves to predict complications related to image-guided procedures and to better assess treatment response, especially in the management of oncology patients. The purposes of this review is to present imaging-based anatomy of major nerves in the neck and explain their relevant clinical significance according to representative pathologies of regarded nerves in the neck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.; School of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.; Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kai-Lung
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Baek
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002572:Cervical Plexus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Anatomy; Brachial plexus; Cervical plexus; Cervical vertebrae; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neck; Pathology; Spinal accessory nerve; Sympathetic ganglion; Vagus nerve