The peripheral branches of the trigeminal nerve: An illustrated article of neurogenic tumors imaging and related anatomy and pathway

Motivation: Trigeminal neurogenic tumors involving the peripheral branches are relatively rare, and valueable.Luckly,I collect many kind of neurogenic tumor including rare case. Goal(s): CT and MR imaging can illustrate related anatomy and pathway of three peripheral branches of the trigeminal neurogenic tumors. Approach: We obtained MR and CT images of all the adult Chinese patients during regular clinical trial with their informed consent. Results: Imaging features include irregular thickening and enhancement of the nerve, furthermore to clearly display supra-orbital, infra-orbital, and inferior alveolar nerves respectively.Surprisely,it also widened the neural foramen those neurogenic nerves pass through. Impact: A thorough understanding of its anatomy and pathwayis very important, both in diagnosis and treatment of tumors.It really provided a important clinical guiding for proper practice.