Review Article

Imaging the Facial Nerve: A Contemporary Review

Figure 15

Neurovascular compression in a patient presenting with left hemifacial spasm. Axial CISS (a) and T1 postcontrast MRI (b) images demonstrate the left vertebral artery (arrow) abutting the left facial nerve at the root entry zone. Axial noncontrast CT scan (c) demonstrates the hyperdense postsurgical material from microvascular decompression surgery.
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