Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4226617 | European Journal of Radiology | 2010 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
There is a large scala of pathology affecting the vestibulocochlear nerve. Magnetic resonance imaging is the method of choice for the investigation of pathology of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Congenital pathology mainly consists of agenesis or hypoplasia of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Tumoral pathology affecting the vestibulocochlear nerve is most frequently located in the internal auditory canal or cerebellopontine angle. Schwannoma of the vestibulocochlear nerve is the most frequently found tumoral lesion followed by meningeoma, arachnoid cyst and epidermoid cyst. The most frequently encountered pathologies as well as some more rare entities are discussed in this chapter.
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Authors
Bert De Foer, Christoph Kenis, Deborah Van Melkebeke, Jean-Philippe Vercruysse, Thomas Somers, Marc Pouillon, Erwin Offeciers, Jan W. Casselman,