The Journal of craniofacial surgery
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To explore the value of micro surface coil combined with three-dimensional reversed fast imaging with steady-state precession and diffusion-weighted imaging (3D-PSIF-DWI) in displaying intraparotid facial nerves and parotid ducts. ⋯ Micro surface coil surpassed parotid MRI with 3D-PSIF-DWI sequence than neck coil, which can simultaneously clearly display the trunk and branches of the intraparotid facial nerves and parotid ducts.
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Case Reports
Different Embolization Approaches for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Internal Maxillary Artery.
Pseudoaneurysm is an abnormal dilation of an artery that could be caused either by iatrogenic or traumatic events and it is associated with high rupture risk. Pseudoaneurysm rarely involves internal maxillary artery. ⋯ The authors described 2 different cases of internal maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm, treated by different embolization approaches. The first case was treated by a well-known arterial catheterism technique, whereas the second one was performed by an uncommon approach with a direct percutaneous puncture.