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Axial Anatomy on MRI

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As with CT, the ocular membranes are not able to be

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distinguished among themselves between

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the retina and the choroid.

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However, we do know that the sclera goes over the

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anterior-most portion of the orbit

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and the globe in the cornea.

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Here we see the dark signal intensity lens.

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And laterally, you may see a small dark structure which

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represents the ciliary bodies and the muscles

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that will tense and release the lens.

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Behind the lens is the posterior segment

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and is dominated by the vitreous.

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And we see that both the vitreous humor as well as

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the anterior chamber of the globe have

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signal intensity which simulates CSF

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on this T2-weighted image.

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The muscles on T2-weighted scanning are going to be dark.

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And here we have our lateral rectus muscle

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and our medial rectus muscle.

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Again, lateral rectus innervated by the abducens nerve or

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cranial nerve six and the medial rectus muscle by

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the oculomotor nerve or cranial nerve three.

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Within the muscle cone,

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the dominant structure is the optic nerve.

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In this case, we see both the optic nerve,

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which is cranial nerve two, as well as some of the

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cerebrospinal fluid of the optic nerve sheath.

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Now, the optic nerve sheath cerebrospinal fluid does

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communicate with the intracranial cerebrospinal

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fluid and can lead to infections going both directions.

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In this situation,

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we are also seeing the anterior clinoid process,

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which is a piece of the bone of the lesser

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wing of the sphenoid. And as you can see,

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the optic nerve goes medial to the anterior

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clinoid process in the optic canal.

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Note also the close proximity of the ethmoid sinuses.

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The ethmoid sinuses on T2-weighted scanning

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when they are aerated or dark.

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Here we see a little bit of mucosal thickening,

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which is about normal thickness

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in the ethmoid sinus.

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Faculty

David M Yousem, MD, MBA

Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman and Associate Dean

Johns Hopkins University

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Orbit

Neuroradiology

Neuro

MRI

Head and Neck

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