PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D.T. Ginat
AU  - P. Bhama
AU  - M.E. Cunnane
AU  - T.A. Hadlock
TI  - Facial Reanimation Procedures Depicted on Radiologic Imaging
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A3684
DP  - 2013 Aug 14
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2013/08/14/ajnr.A3684.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2013/08/14/ajnr.A3684.full
AB  - SUMMARY: Various facial reanimation procedures can be performed for treating patients with chronic facial nerve paralysis. The radiologic imaging features of static and dynamic techniques are reviewed in this article with clinical correlation, including brow lift, eyelid weights and springs, gracilis free flaps, fascia lata grafts, temporalis flaps, and Gore-Tex suspension slings. Although the anatomic alterations resulting from facial reanimation surgery may not necessarily be the focus of the imaging examination, it is important to recognize such changes and be familiar with MR imaging compatibility of the associated implanted materials. Furthermore, imaging is sometimes used to specifically evaluate the postoperative results, such as vessel patency following free gracilis transfer.