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Table 7 Mean measurements of trajectory to hippocampus (mm) 

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

 

Hippocampus

Access

Hartel

Side

Left

Right

Number

10

10

FO

Lateral

Lateral

TL

120.5 (±10,5)

122.1 (± 11.3)

ICL

26.1 (± 2.4)

26.8 (±4.4)

ALPHA

51.6° (± 7.9°)

53.5° (±7.6°)

BETA

15.5° (±7.6°)

12.6° (±6.6°)

Maxilla

4.9 (±2.0)

6.7 (±3.0)

Mandibula

7.4 (±2.3)

5.3 (±3.1)

Pterygoid

4.0 (±1.9)

3.6 (±1.0)

Pars petrosus

19.8° (±5.6)

17.7° (±4.4)

A. maxiIlaris

12.5 (±3.8)

11.7 (±4.9)

A. carotis

8.2 (± 2.9)

9.2 (± 1.6)

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