Analysis of pneumatization and neurovascular structures of the sphenoid sinus using cone-beam tomography (CBT)

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 214-219

  Güldner, Christian ^a   Pistorius, Sarah M ^a   Diogo, Isabell ^a   Bien, Siegfried ^b   Sesterhenn, Andreas ^a   Werner, Jochen A ^a  

^a Head and Neck Surgery ^*  (Germany)

^b UKGM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT); Internal carotid artery; Optical nerve; Pneumatization; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; OPTICAL NERVES; PNEUMATIZATION; SPHENOID SINUS;

CANALS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

TEACHING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID; SPHENOID SINUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID BONE; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 84858855648     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.110381     Document Type: Article

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