Evaluation of Optic Canal and Surrounding Structures Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography: Considerations for Maxillofacial Surgery

Sinanoglu A., ORHAN K., Kursun S., Inceoglu B., ÖZTAŞ B.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.27, no.5, pp.1327-1330, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002726
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1327-1330
  • Keywords: Anatomy, cone beam computed tomography, optic canal, surgery, TRANSETHMOIDAL APPROACH, MICROSURGICAL ANATOMY, SUPRAORBITAL NOTCH, MENTAL FORAMINA, NERVE, EXPOSURE
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The optic canal connects the anterior cranial fossa and the orbit and maintains the optic nerve and the ophthalmic artery. Within the extent of the surgical approach of the region, risk of iatrogenic injury of the neural and vascular structures increases. The aim of this retrospective morphometric study is to investigate the radiological anatomy of orbita, optic canal, and its surrounding using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans in a group of Turkish population.