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Three-dimensional structure of the facial canal and related blood vessels and nerves in the temporal bone.

Rieko AsaumiIwao SatoMasachika TakiguchiShinichi KawataKenta NagahoriTakuya OmoteharaTomiko YakuraTaisuke KawaiMasahiro Itoh
Published in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA (2023)
FC diameter is an important contributor to the relationship between the FC and the jugular foramen. The FC and the internal jugular vein are located close to each other, which is useful information for the trans-canal surgery of the otology. Furthermore, the geniculate ganglion contains numerous ganglion cells and shrunken neurons, which may affect the FC structure during bone matrix remodeling with aging.
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