Radiological anatomy of the intratemporal course of facial nerve

TÜCCAR E., Tekdemir İ., Aslan A., Elhan A., Deda H.

CLINICAL ANATOMY, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.83-87, 2000 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL ANATOMY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.83-87
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: anatomy, temporal bone, facial nerve, high-resolution computed tomography, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, TEMPORAL BONE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Preoperative evaluation of the facial nerve (FN) anatomy within the temporal bone by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) helps in minimizing surgical trauma to the nerve. In order to demonstrate the radiological correlation of the intratemporal FN, eight adult, formalin-preserved cadavers were studied by comparing the transaxial and coronal sections of HRCT with anatomic microdissection findings. It was possible to visualize all segments of the FN canal in its intratemporal: course, The most difficult part of the FN to demonstrate was the pyramidal section. Anatomic microdissection findings were consistent with:the HRCT images. It was concluded that adequate information on the FN anatomy could be obtained-from Standard HRCT scan's. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.