RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The cervical nerves and foramina: local-coil MR imaging. JF American Journal of Neuroradiology JO Am. J. Neuroradiol. FD American Society of Neuroradiology SP 129 OP 133 VO 7 IS 1 A1 D L Daniels A1 J S Hyde A1 J B Kneeland A1 A Jesmanowicz A1 W Froncisz A1 T M Grist A1 P Pech A1 A L Williams A1 V M Haughton YR 1986 UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/7/1/129.abstract AB A detailed study of the magnetic resonance (MR) appearance of the cervical nerves and neural foramina is presented. Using a "butterfly" local coil and a 1.5-T GE Signa MR system, the authors obtained 3-mm-thick axial, parasagittal, and 45 degrees oblique MR images of the cervical neural foramina in four normal volunteers. For the oblique images, subjects were rotated 45 degrees toward the right posterior oblique. Neural and vascular structures in the foramina were identified by correlation of the MR images with corresponding cryomicrotomic sections from four cadavers. The 45 degrees oblique images were more useful than axial or parasagittal images for demonstrating anatomic relations in the neural foramina. MR imaging with local coils demonstrates the complex anatomy of cervical neural foramina in various planes.