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Sectional Anatomic and Computed Tomography Features of the Nasal and Oral Cavities of the One‐humped Camel ( Camelus Dromedarius )
Author(s) -
Blanco D.,
Rivero M. A.,
Vázquez J. M.,
Arencibia A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/ahe.12100
Subject(s) - computed tomography , cadaver , soft tissue , nasal cavity , anatomy , medicine , tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology
Summary The purpose of the study was to provide a description of normal cross‐sectional anatomy of the camel nasal and oral cavities using computed tomography ( CT ) and macroscopic cross‐sections. Transverse images of two isolated camel cadaver heads were obtained by an axial CT equipment. Computed tomography scans were processed with a detailed algorithm using nasal and soft tissue windows settings and compared with the corresponding frozen cross‐sections of the heads, to assist in the accurate identification of nasal and oral structures. In our study, nasal window provided excellent anatomic details of nasal conchae, bones and teeth; however, other soft tissue components of the nasal and oral cavities are better differentiated using a soft tissue window. These CT images are intended to be a useful anatomic reference in the interpretation for clinical CT imaging studies of the nasal and oral cavities in dromedary camels.