Open AccessComputed tomographic study of posterior cranial fossa, foramen magnum, and its surgical implications in Chiari malformations
Author(s) -
Showkathali Iqbal,
Ambooken P. Robert,
Dominic Mathew
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.175627
Subject(s) - foramen magnum , medicine , posterior cranial fossa , posterior fossa , computed tomographic , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology , anatomy
The aim of this study is to measure the height and volume of the bony part of the posterior cranial fossa (PCF) and the surface area of the foramen magnum (FM) using computed tomography (CT) scans and to correlate our clinical findings with the available current literature.