Lateral posterior fossa venous sinus relationships to surface landmarks

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 392-397

  Avci, Emel ^a   Kocaogullar, Yalcin ^b   Fossett, Damirez ^a   Caputy, Anthony ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomic study; Asterion; Lateral posterior fossa; Mastoid groove; Superior nuchal line; Venous sinuses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTOID; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SINUS VENOSUS; SKULL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0037570785     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(03)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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