Clinically relevant human temporal bone measurements using novel high-resolution cone-beam CT

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摘要 Objective:Totestthefeasibilityofmeasuringfinetemporalbonestructuresusinganewlyestablishedcone-beamcomputedtomography(CBCT)system.Materialsandmethods:Sixformalin-fixedhumancadavertemporalboneswereimagedusingahigh-resolutionCBCTsystemthathas900framesandcoppertaluminumfiltration.Finetemporalbonestructures,includingthoseofthefacialnervecanalandvestibularstructures,wereidentifiedandmeasured.Results:Thefinestructuresofthemiddleear,includingthetympanicmembrane,tendonofthetensortympani,cochleariformprocessofthesemicanalofthetensortympani,pyramidaleminence,footplateofthestapes,fullpathofthefacialnervewithinthetemporalbone,supralabyrinthinespace,semicircularcanals,pathwayofthesubarcuatecanal,andfullpathofthevestibularaqueduct,wereclearlydemonstrated.Thevestibularaqueducthasamidpointwidthof0.4±0.0mmandopercularwidthof0.5±0.1mm(mean±SD).Thelengthoftheinternalacousticmeatuswas10.6±1.2mm(mean±SD),andthediameteroftheinternalacousticmeatuswas3.7±0.3mm(mean±SD).Conclusion:Thisnovelhigh-resolutionCBCTsystemhaspotentiallybroadapplicationsinthediagnosisofinnereardiseaseandinmonitoringassociatedpathologicalchanges,surgicalplanning,navigationfortheearsurgery,andtemporalbonetraining.
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出版日期 2017年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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