Journal of Jilin University Medicine Edition ›› 2016, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (05): 1010-1013.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587x.20160534

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Application of thin-section computed tomographic images in measurement of safe range from foramen rotundum to siphon of internal carotid artery for operation through pterygopalatine fossa

LIU Xiangliang1, HE Qianyan2, WANG YiHeng2, JI Wei2, LI Li3, LI ShuXuan2, WANG Zhen4, LI Youqiong2, LI Wei1, CHENG Kailiang5   

  1. 1. Tumor Center, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China;
    2. Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China;
    3. Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal and Anal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China;
    4. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China;
    5. Department of Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
  • Received:2015-12-04 Online:2016-09-28 Published:2016-09-29

Abstract:

Objective: To measure the safe range from the foramen rotundum to the siphon of internal carotid artery using three-dimensional reconstruction technique, and to provide guidance for operation through pterygopalatine fossa.Methods: The skulls of 121 volunteers were scanned to get the final results with thin-section computed tomographic images. The position of the siphon of internal carotid artery (point A) and foramen rotundum (pointB) were ascertained. Three-dimensional reconstruction technique was used to build a coordinate system paralleled to the frankfort horizontal plane and the nasal septum plane. The coordinate system took point A as the coordinate origin.Point C and point D were the projections of point A in two planes parallel with frankfort horizontal plane and nasal septum plane which included point B.The distances of AC,AB, and BC were measured.The angles of the line went through A and B to the three planes were also measured. Results: The distance of AC was measured as 13.22 (3.79) mm (range,8.33-105.67 mm;95%CI:8.55-21.39 mm).The angle to the sagittal plane was measured as 33.54 (9.23)°(range,5.38-66.58°;95%CI:30.88-34.20°). The angle to the coronal plane was measured as 53.17 (10.48)° (range,5.60-75.02°;95%CI:51.29-55.06°).The angle to the horizontal plane was measured as 9.43(12.91)mm (range,-28.44-82.22; 95%CI:7.11-11.76).Conclusion: The safety distance from foramen rotundum to the siphon of internal carotid artery in the operation through pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) under nasoendoscope is obtained by thin-section computed tomographic images.

Key words: angle, foramen rotundum, pterygopalatine fossa, siphon carotid artery

CLC Number: 

  • R322.8