Open AccessMorphometric Study of Anterior Clinoid Process and Optic Strut and the Ossification of Carotico-Clinoid Ligament with their Clinical Importance
Author(s) -
Antony Sylvan D’Souza,
Vrinda Hari Ankolekar,
Nivedita Nayak,
Mamatha Hosapatna,
Antony Sylvan D Souza
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19316.7520
Subject(s) - anterior clinoid process , medicine , cavernous sinus , internal carotid artery , anatomy , calipers , foramen , sella turcica , ossification , skull , surgery , geometry , mathematics
Knowledge about the ossification of the Carotico-Clinoid Foramen (CCF), as it forms a potential site for compression of the internal carotid artery may be beneficial for neurosurgeons and radiologists.