MRI evaluation of the olfactory pathway.
- Author:
Xutao MIAO
;
Jia LIU
;
Yong WEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Olfaction Disorders;
diagnosis;
Olfactory Bulb;
Olfactory Pathways
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2014;28(14):1093-1096
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
MRI scanning is an important technique to evaluate the olfactory system, special scanning parameters could reveal the fine structures of the olfactory pathway. Olfactory cleft, olfactory bulb/tract, olfactory sulcus and olfactory center are the main targets of the scanning. Chronic rhino-sinusitis, head trauma, congenital dysplasia and neural degenerative diseases are the primary causes of the olfactory dysfunction and have particular imaging presentations respectively. Besides indicating the olfactory pathway lesions, MRI could also present the etiology and the prognosis of the olfactory disorder.
