TY - JOUR T1 - Multiplanar MR and anatomic study of the mandibular canal. JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 579 LP - 584 VL - 17 IS - 3 AU - K Ikeda AU - K C Ho AU - B H Nowicki AU - V M Haughton Y1 - 1996/03/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/17/3/579.abstract N2 - PURPOSE To evaluate the MR appearance of the mandibular canal and its contents.METHODS Cadaveric mandibles were imaged at 1.5 T and 3 T, then sectioned with a cryomicrotome. The size, shape, signal intensity, and pattern of structures in the mandibular canal were identified on MR images by comparing them with corresponding anatomic sections.RESULTS The inferior alveolar nerve and connective tissue were identified on the 1.5-T and 3-T images in the mandibular canal. Within the nerve the axon bundles were distinguished from the nerve sheath on the 3-T images.CONCLUSION This study suggests that MR images can show excellent anatomic detail in the mandibular canal. ER -