RadsMD
Ossicles
Bony Labyrinth
Facial Nerve
 
Posterior Genu
Tympanic Segment
Geniculate Ganglion & Labyrinthine
Greater Superficial Petrosal
Intracanalicular and Cisternal
Intracanalicular
Snake eyes
Tympanic Segment
Posterior Genu
Mastoid Segment
Stylomastoid Foramen
Axial CT atlas
Coronal CT atlas
The Facial Nerve (CN7)
The bony canal containing the facial nerve can be followed on axial and coronal CT images. This section provides a basic approach for identifying and tracing the course of the facial nerve through the temporal bone.
 
Mastoid Segment
From here, the mastoid (or vertical) segment is easily traced superiorly.
 
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