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Table 5 Mean measurements of all Submandibular trajectories (mm); TL = total length, EP = entry point (X/Y/Z), SAGITTAL = sagittal angle, CORONAR = coronar angle

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

 

TL

EP

Sagittal

Coronar

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Ventricle

125.7

130.8

(16.4/31.2/49.5)

(16.8/35.6/46.2)

15.8

17.5

5.9

3.3

Amygdala

119.7

121.1

(10.6/27.5/40.4)

(9.2/19.8/39.1)

16.1

13.0

7.4

6.6

Putamen

153.3

157.7

(5.3/9.4/46.1)

(8.2/9.4/50.3)

7.7

7.4

9.6

7.6

N. caudatus

165.6

164.7

(5.9/8.5/46.0)

(7.1/8.6/48.1)

5.4

7.3

13.7

11.3

Thalamus

157.2

151.0

(4.0/23.0/42.7)

(5.2/30.6/38.0)

15.8

16.9

8.9

12.7