Localization of the internal auditory canal by identifying the intersection of the posterior border of the trigeminal ganglion and the superior petrosal sinus in cadavers

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1604-1607

  Cheng, Cheng Mao ^a   Tang, Chih Tun ^a   Wang, Chih Hung ^a   Lin, Chin Liang ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Internal auditory canal; Middle cranial fossa

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; LATEX;

ANATOMY; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DURA MATER; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE; SUPERIOR PETROSAL SINUS; TOPOGRAPHY; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

CADAVER; EAR CANAL; HUMANS; PETROUS BONE; TRANSVERSE SINUSES; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION;

EID: 70350743009     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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