Figure 5.

(a) Anatomic relation of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V₃) best seen in the axial plane. (b) 3D CRANI sequence illustrating the buccal nerve (long arrow), the masseteric nerve (short arrow) and the stem of the auriculotemporal nerve (arrowhead). (c) 3D CRANI sequence in a patient with post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy of the mandibular division after placement of a titanium temporomandibular joint prosthesis. The left masseteric nerve is thickened and shows an increased signal intensity. CRANI, CRAnial Nerve Imaging