title: Morphologic Study of Superior Temporal Sulcus-Amygdaloid Body and Lateral Fissure-Amygdaloid Body Surgical Approach by Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volume Rendering.
abstract: In this research, 83 patients were measured by magnetic resonance imaging volume rendering technique. The authors acquired the curve length of the superior temporal sulcus and the lateral fissure on the cerebral hemisphere, the shortest distance from the superior temporal sulcus and the lateral fissure to the center of amygdaloid body separately, the vertical diameter, the transversal diameter, and the anteroposterior diameter of the amygdaloid body and the 2 approach angles between the median sagittal plane and the shortest segment from the superior temporal sulcus to the center of amygdaloid body and the shortest segment from lateral fissure to the center of the amygdaloid body. At the same time, we preliminarily oriented the 2 points of the superior temporal sulcus and the lateral fissure, which are closest to the center of amygdaloid body, aimed at finding out the best entrance points of surgical approach through the superior temporal sulcus and the lateral fissure to the amygdaloid body and reducing the damage to the nerve fibers or blood vessels during the operation. The results indicate that the point at the front side 1/4 of the superior temporal sulcus may be the ideal surgical approach entrance point and the point at the front side 1/3 of the lateral fissure. There is no difference between 2 cerebral hemispheres (P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: *School of Basic Medical Sciences, Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University †Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University ‡Department of the Human Anatomy, Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University §Department of the Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University ¶Department of the Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Bichen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Xiaoyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jinnan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Youqiong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Haobo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Kailiang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jincheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000679:Amygdala / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D054022:Cerebrum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult