TABLE 2:

Detectability of cavernous segments of cranial nerves in 40 normal cavernous sinuses on enhanced imaging

Contrast-Enhanced ImagingCN
IIIIVV1V2VI
CISS (n = 40)40 (100)26 (65)37 (93)35 (88)38 (95)
T1 weighted (n = 40)40 (100)12 (30)18 (45)21 (53)26 (65)
P value.003<.001.001.001
  • Note.—Data are the number of nerves identified. Data in parentheses are percentages.