Table 1.
Previous reports of meningiomas and cranial nerve visualization.
| Tumor Location | Authors | Year | Imaging Modality | Target Cranial Nerve | Identification Rate of Cranial Nerve in Preoperative Image, % (n) |
Accuracy Rate Confirmed During the Surgery, % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parasellar | Sumida M | 1998 | SPGR | II | 50.0% (7/14) | - |
| Parasellar | Saeki N | 2002 | Heavily T2 | II | 85.7% (6/7) | - |
| Parasellar | Ma J | 2016 | DTI | II | 100% (3/3) | 100% (2/2) |
| Parasellar | Zolal A | 2017 | DTI | II | 50.0% (1/2) | 100% (1/1) |
| Petroclival | Yang K | 2017 | FIESTA | VI | 100% (1/1) | 100% (1/1) |
| Cerebropontine angle | Hokamura M | 2024 | FACE | VII | 50.0% (1/2) | 100% (1/1) |
| Cerebropontine angle | Mikami T | 2005 | FIESTA + C | V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII | 87.5% (7/8) | 100% (7/7) |
| Petroclival | Ma J | 2016 | DTI | V, VI, VII, VIII | 100% (3/3) | 100% (3/3) |
| Petroclival | Yoshino M | 2016 | DTI | III, IV, V, VI | 100% (1/1) | 100% (1/1) |
| Posterior fossa | Behan B | 2017 | DTI | V, VII, VIII | 100% (3/3) | - |
| Cerebropontine angle | Zolal A | 2017 | DTI | V, VII, VIII | 100% (1/1) | 100% (1/1) |
| Cerebropontine angle | Epprecht L | 2019 | DTI | VII, VIII | 100% (1/1) | - |
| Cerebropontine angle | Churi ON | 2019 | DTI | V, VII, VIII | 100% (2/2) | 100% (2/2) |
| Posterior fossa | Szmuda T | 2020 | DTI | VII | 100% (4/4) | 100% (4/4) |
C: contrast, DTI: diffusion tensor imaging, FACE: fast asymmetric spin echo, FIESTA: fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition, and SPGR: spoiled gradient recalled acquisition in steady state.