MRN with 3D imaging can show these nerves better
But, this is the best I could see from patient’s c-spine studies
See these two articles for more knowledge
Hwang L, Dessouky R, Xi Y, Amirlak B, Chhabra A. MR Neurography of Greater Occipital Nerve Neuropathy: Initial Experience in Patients with Migraine. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Nov;38(11):2203-2209. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5354. Epub 2017 Sep 7. PMID: 28882864; PMCID: PMC7963599.
Chhabra A, Bajaj G, Wadhwa V, Quadri RS, White J, Myers LL, Amirlak B, Zuniga JR. MR Neurographic Evaluation of Facial and Neck Pain: Normal and Abnormal Craniospinal Nerves below the Skull Base. Radiographics. 2018 Sep-Oct;38(5):1498-1513. doi: 10.1148/rg.2018170194. PMID: 30207933.
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Chief, Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology
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