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Table 13 Mean measurements of trajectory to Sinus cavernosus (mm)

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

 

SINUS CAVERNOSUS

Access

Hartel

Side

LEFT

RIGHT

Number

10

10

FO

anterior

anterior

TL

73.2 (± 12.7)

72.9 (± 9.9)

ICL

8.7 (± 3.8)

10.0 (± 4.6)

ALPHA

30.8° (± 11.4°)

30.5° (± 10.4°)

BETA

19.2° (± 17.6°)

21.5° (± 18.7°)

Mandibula

1.0 (± 0.6)

1.0 (± 0.4)

A. maxilaris

9.6 (± 5.2)

9.6 (± 6.9)

A. carotis

5.4 (± 5.2)

3.7 (± 2.8)

  1. FO = position of trajectory in foramen ovale, TL = total length of trajectory, ICL = intra cranial length, ALPHA = height angle, BETA = horizontal angle