Cranial Nerve Anatomy

Katie Suzanne Traylor; Barton F Branstetter 4th

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2022.04.004

Cranial Nerve Anatomy

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2022 Aug;32(3):565-576. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.04.004.

Authors

Katie Suzanne Traylor¹, Barton F Branstetter 4th²

Affiliations

¹ Neuroradiology Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, South Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: traylorks@upmc.edu.
² Neuroradiology Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, South Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

PMID: 35843663
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.04.004

Abstract

The 12 cranial nerves (CNs) all have important functions. All, except the accessory nerve, arise solely within the cranial vault. We will discuss each CN function along with its entire CN course. The modality of choice for evaluation of the CN itself is typically MRI, however, CT is very important to access the bony foramina and CN boundaries..

Keywords: Anatomy; Cranial nerves; MRI; Neuroradiology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Accessory Nerve* / anatomy & histology
Cranial Nerves* / anatomy & histology
Cranial Nerves* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging