Anatomic study of middle fossa approach landmarks using an image guidance system

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 728-734

  Pons, Yoann ^a   Lombard, Bertrand ^b  

^a Visceral Surgery Unit   (France)

^b Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Computer aided surgery; DigiPointeur; Landmark; Middle fossa approach; Navigation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGITAL IMAGING; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MALLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKULL; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70350490343     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911801008     Document Type: Article

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