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Table 14 Mean measurements of trajectory to putamen (mm)

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

 

Nucleus caudatus

Access

SubM

Side

LEFT

RIGHT

Number

10

10

FO

Anterolateral

Posterior

TL

165.6 (± 18.9)

164.7 (± 20.5)

ICL

56.5 (± 8.4)

57.2 (± 7.3)

SAGITTAL

5.4° (± 3.3°)

7.3° (± 3.7°)

CORONAR

13.7° (± 4.8°)

11.3° (± 5.0°)

Mandibula

3.4 (± 3.7)

4.4 (± 4.6)

Pterygoid

7.8 (± 4.3)

8.4 (± 4.3)

Petrosus

51.9 (± 8.6)

47.6 (± 7.4)

A. maxilaris

6.7 (± 4.7)

8.9 (± 4.2)

A. carotis

10.0 (± 2.6)

8.9 (± 2.6)

A.cer.med

3.4 (± 3.3)

2.5 (± 2.0)

  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 media