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Table 11 Mean measurements of trajectory to putamen (mm)

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

 

PUTAMEN

Access

SubM

Side

LEFT

RIGHT

Number

10

10

FO

Lateral

Lateral

TL

153.3 (± 18.3)

157.7 (± 16.6)

ICL

43.2 (± 4.5)

45.6 (± 6.2)

SAGITTAL

7.7° (± 5.9°)

7.4° (± 2.5°)

CORONAR

9.6° (± 5.3°)

7.6° (± 4.7°)

Mandibula

7.1 (± 2.2)

8.2 (± 4.7)

Pterygoid

9.0 (± 3.8)

9.0 (± 4.7)

Pars petrosus

55.0° (± 9.3)

43.9° (± 16.5)

A. maxilaris

8.1 (± 4.8)

8.1 (± 5.7)

A. carotis

11.8 (± 2.5)

11.0 (± 2.1)

A.cer.med

4.7 (± 3.5)

5.2 (± 4.3)

  1. FO = position of trajectory in foramen ovale, TL = total length of trajectory, ICL = intra cranial length, SAGITTAL = height angle, CORONAR = coronar angle, A.cer.med = cerebri med