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. 2009 Jan;30(1):34–41. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1281

Table 2:

Identification of anatomic structures within and adjacent to the jugular foramen*

Anatomic Structure (49 sides) CE-FIESTA
CE-MRA
2 1 0 Total 2 1 0 Total
Dural septum 0 (0) 21 (43) 28 (0) 21 (43) 29 (59.1) 15 (30.6) 5 (10.2) 44 (89.9)
Cranial nerves
    CNIX 36 (73.5) 8 (16.3) 5 (10.2) 44 (90) 49 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 49 (100)
    CNX/XI complex 39 (79.6) 7 (14.3) 3 (6.1) 46 (94) 49 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 49 (100)
    spCNXI 10 (40) 6 (24) 9 (36) 25 (51) 0 (0) 0 (0) 49 (100) 0 (0)
Cochlear aqueduct 49 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 49 (100) 33 (67) 16 (33) 0 (0) 49 (100)
Ganglia
    supCNIX 12 (24.5) 32 (65.3) 5 (10.2) 44 (89.9) 13 (26.6) 30 (61.2) 6 (12.2) 43 (87.8)
    infCNIX 0 (0) 36 (73) 13 (26.5) 36 (73) 24 (0) 25 (100) 0 (0) 49 (100)
    supCNX 0 (0) 48 (98) 2 (4) 48 (98) 0 (0) 49 (100) 0 (0) 49 (100)
Adjacent cranial nerve
    CNVII 33 (67.3) 10 (20.4) 6 (12.2) 43 (87.6) 20 (40.8) 8 (16.3) 21 (42.9) 28 (57.1)
    Hypoglossal canal 49 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 49 (100) 49 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 49 (100)
    CNXII within canal 46 (93.9) 3 (6.1) 0 (0) 49 (100) 49 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 49 (100)

Note:—sup indicates superior; inf, inferior.

*

Data are numbers of sides (percentage).

Total number of sides (percentage) on which the respective anatomic structure was identified (score of 1 or 2).

The cranial nerve rootlets of CNXI intermingle with CNX inside the JF, and thus these nerves are referred to as the CNX/XI complex.