Fig 2.

A and B, Coronal reformatted image of the 3D-DESS-WE sequence. C, Axial source image of the 3D-DESS-WE sequence. Reformatted coronal images show the lingual nerve (A, arrows) and the inferior alveolar nerve (B, arrows). The intermediate points are established where the lingual nerve running laterally starts to change direction medially (A, arrowhead) and where the inferior alveolar nerve enters the mandibular foramen (B; arrowhead). Axial image shows that the mylohyoid nerve runs at the medial surface of the mandible (C, arrow). The intermediate point is established where the nerve enters the mylohyoid muscle (C, arrowhead).