Normative measurements of the frontal nerve by magnetic resonance imaging in an Australia cohort.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q2 Medicine Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI:10.1007/s00276-025-03573-4

Dinan Perera, Khizar Rana, Carmelo Caltabiano, Sandy Patel, Dinesh Selva

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Abstract

Purpose: To report the normative dimensions of the frontal nerve (FN) on fat-suppressed suppressed gadolinium (fs-gad) enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Method: A retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent coronal fs-gad T1-weighted MRI. Orbits were excluded if there was unilateral or bilateral pathology of the FN or optic nerve sheath (ONS), incomplete MRI sequences, poor image quality or indiscernible FN on radiological assessment. The maximum diameter of the FN and ONS was measured.

Results: The mean age of participants was 58 ± 16 years and 50% were females (n = 42). The mean normative measurements (mean ± standard deviation) on coronal T1-weighted imaging: optic nerve sheath, 5.08 ± 0.67mm. On coronal fs-gad T1-weighted imaging: frontal nerve, 0.74 ± 0.18mm. No significant differences were found between male or female participants in both the frontal nerve (p = 0.913) or optic nerve sheath (p = 0.646). There was no significant correlation between age and mean diameter of the frontal nerve (r = 0.14, p = 0.067) or optic nerve sheath (r = 0.075, p = 0.336). Additionally, no significant difference was identified between the mean diameter of the frontal nerve (p = 0.075) and optic nerve sheath (p = 0.120) across age groups. The mean frontal nerve to optic nerve sheath ratio was 0.15 ± 0.04.

Conclusion: Normative dimensions of the FN may provide quantitative cut-offs that can aid the diagnosis of FN enlargement seen in instances such as IgG4-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD) and neoplastic perineural spread.

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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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期刊介绍： Anatomy is a morphological science which cannot fail to interest the clinician. The practical application of anatomical research to clinical problems necessitates special adaptation and selectivity in choosing from numerous international works. Although there is a tendency to believe that meaningful advances in anatomy are unlikely, constant revision is necessary. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, the first international journal of Clinical anatomy has been created in this spirit. Its goal is to serve clinicians, regardless of speciality-physicians, surgeons, radiologists or other specialists-as an indispensable aid with which they can improve their knowledge of anatomy. Each issue includes: Original papers, review articles, articles on the anatomical bases of medical, surgical and radiological techniques, articles of normal radiologic anatomy, brief reviews of anatomical publications of clinical interest. Particular attention is given to high quality illustrations, which are indispensable for a better understanding of anatomical problems. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is a journal written by anatomists for clinicians with a special interest in anatomy.