Open AccessLateral lamella of the cribriform plate, a keystone landmark: proposal for a novel classification system
Author(s) -
Roberto Gera,
Francesco Mozzanica,
Apostolos Karligkiotis,
Andrea Preti,
Francesco Bandi,
Stefania Gallo,
Antonio Schindler,
Claudia Bulgheroni,
F. Ottaviani,
Paolo Castelnuovo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhin17.067
Subject(s) - cribriform plate , cribriform , lamella (surface anatomy) , medicine , landmark , nasion , skull , anatomy , orthodontics , artificial intelligence , pathology , computer science , immunohistochemistry
The aim of this study is to propose a classification of the angle formed by the lateral lamella of the cribriform plate (LLCP) and the horizontal plane passing through the cribriform plate. In particular, the angle was classified into class I (over 80 degrees), class II (45 to 80 degrees, and class III (under 45 degrees) METHODOLOGY: A total of 190 computed tomography scans were retrospectively reviewed in order to obtain four sets of measurements. 1) depth of the cribriform, 2) angle, 3) length of the LLCP, 4) width of the fovea ethmoidalis. The relationship among these measurements were analyzed.