3D MR Neurography

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2021 Jun;25(3):409-417. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1730909. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Abstract

High-resolution isotropic volumetric three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) techniques enable multiplanar depiction of peripheral nerves. In addition, 3D MRN provides anatomical and functional tissue characterization of different disease conditions affecting the peripheral nerves. In this review article, we summarize clinically relevant technical considerations of 3D MRN image acquisition and review clinical applications of 3D MRN to assess peripheral nerve diseases, such as entrapments, trauma, inflammatory or infectious neuropathies, and neoplasms.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Peripheral Nerves
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases* / diagnostic imaging