Table 2. Anatomical visibility of 3D-DESS-WE-MRI for parotid tumor location relative to the facial nerve (n = 120).

Surgical findings	MRI findings
	Superficial	Deep	Both	Unknown (FN invisible)
Superficial	52	0	3	2
Deep	0	14	4	0
Both	1	0	43	1

3D-DESS-WE-MRI = three-dimensional double-echo steady-state water-excitation sequence magnetic resonance imaging, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging, FN = facial nerve