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Table 8 Mean measurements of Hartel approach to the ventricle (mm)

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

 

Ventricle

Access

SubM

Side

Left

Right

Number

3

2

FO

Posterolateral

Posterolateral

TL

122.8 (± 18.0)

135.1 (±23.8)

ICL

32.7 (±20.0)

42.6 (±20.9)

Alpha

55.2° (±10.9°)

50.0° (±9.8°)

BETA

17.8° (±11.4°)

14.0° (±8.3°)

Maxilla

5.5 (±3.2)

5.2 (±4.4)

Mandibula

6.1 (±2.7)

6.4 (±4.7)

Pterygoid

4.9 (±3.3)

4.5 (±0.6)

Pars petrosus

20.2 (±8.1)

13.3 (±9.4)

A. maxilaris

9.8 (±4.9)

12.6 (±8.6)

A. carotis

8.5 (±3.0)

9.2 (±2.2)

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