Multishell Diffusion MRI–Based Tractography of the Facial Nerve in Vestibular Schwannoma

Abstract

In comparison with single-shell diffusion MR imaging, the combination of multishell diffusion MR imaging-based tractography and probabilistic algorithms is a more valuable aid for surgeons before vestibular schwannoma resection, providing more accurate facial nerve reconstructions, which may ultimately improve the postsurgical patient's outcome.