Applied anatomy of the skull in the Arabian horse: A computed tomographic, cross-sectional, volumetric and morphometric study.

Nader Goodarzi, Omid Zehtabvar, Mohsen Tohidifar
Author Information
  1. Nader Goodarzi: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Basic Sciences and Pathobiology, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. ORCID
  2. Omid Zehtabvar: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Basic Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
  3. Mohsen Tohidifar: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

Abstract

This study was conducted to present a comprehensive and integrative computed tomography (CT) - anatomical cross sections atlas of skull, volumetric properties of the paranasal sinuses, and morphometric values for surface cranial nerves in the adult Arabian horse. Ten heads of Arabian horse breed were used. The different structures in the nasal, oral and cranial cavities were determined and labelled in the anatomical sections and their corresponding CT scan images. Three paranasal sinuses namely maxillary, conchofrontal and sphenopalatine sinuses were identified in the CT scan images. The caudal maxillary sinus was the largest paranasal sinus with 131.93 ± 7.67 cm volume and the sphenopalatine sinus 13.3 ± 1.2 cm volume was the smallest one. The infraorbital foramen was located 4.16 ± 0.18 cm and 4.70 ± 0.35 cm far away from the most rostral point of the facial crest and alveolar root, respectively. The mean distance between the mental foramen and most lateral incisive tooth was 3.12 ± 0.29 cm. These results including present CT scan-cross-sectional atlas, paranasal sinuses volume and morphometric properties would be applicable in practice for more precise diagnosis of head lesions and blocking the surface terminal branches of the cranial nerves during surgical operations in this valuable horse's breed.

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MeSH Term

Animals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Horses
Paranasal Sinuses
Skull
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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