Selective visualization of pelvic splanchnic nerve and pelvic plexus using readout-segmented echo-planar diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance neurography: A preliminary study in healthy male volunteers

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• 作者：Rikiya Yamashita^a ; ^{rickdom@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp} ; Hiroyoshi Isoda^a ; ^{sayuki@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp} ; Shigeki Arizono^a ; ^{arizono@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp} ; Akihiro Furuta^a ; ^{akihirof@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp} ; Tsuyoshi Ohno^b ; ^{goohno@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp} ; Ayako Ono^a ; ^{onoayako@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp} ; Katsutoshi Murata^c ; ^{katsutoshi.murata@siemens.com} ; Kaori Togashi^a ; ^{ktogashi@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp}
• 关键词：Magnetic resonance neurography ; Readout-segmented echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging ; Pelvic autonomic innervation ; Pelvic splanchnic nerve ; Pelvic plexus ; Nerve-preserving surgery
• 刊名：European Journal of Radiology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：86
• 期：Complete
• 页码：52-57
• 全文大小：1425 K
• 卷排序：86

文摘

RS-EPI DW-MRN has a potential to selectively depict the pelvic parasympathetic nerve. The nervous visibility showed a moderate correlation with the image artifact level. Our method could help preserving function after pelvic nerve-preserving surgery.