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Table 10 Mean measurements of trajectory to amygdala (mm)

From: The foramen ovale: a keyhole to the brain? Computer simulations of percutaneous FO punctures

 

AMYGDALA

 

Access

SubM

 

Side

Left

Right

Number

9

9

FO

Indefinite

Indefinite

TL

119.7 (± 7.4)

121.1 (± 12.0)

ICL

21.3 (± 1.5)

23.5 (± 2.7)

SAGITTAL

16.1° (± 6.1°)

13.0° (± 6.2°)

CORONAR

7.4° (± 5.3°)

6.6° (± 4.4°)

Mandibula

3.7 (± 2.6)

4.9 (± 3.7)

Pterygoid

6.0 (± 4.0)

6.9 (± 3.5)

Pars petrosus

40.1° (± 6.0)

37.8° (± 4.9)

A. maxilaris

8.8 (± 6.7)

11.2 (± 7.4)

A. carotis

10.4 (± 1.8)

10.0 (± 2.4)

  1. FO = position of trajectory in foramen ovale, TL = total length of trajectory, ICL = intra cranial length, SAGITTAL = sagittal angle, CORONAR = coronar angle