Anatomy and external landmarks of the superficial temporal artery using 3-dimensional computed tomography.

Jean-Philippe Hardy Benoît Bihin Françoise Kayser Michaël V Dupont

Published in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA (2020)

This study allowed to define an easy visual landmark: the ETL running from the tragus to the corner of the eye. The STA main branch was located 15.55 ± 4.5 mm of front of the tragus on the ETL. The STA division was nearly always located above the ETL (99.04%). Furthermore, this study provides a statistical representation of the anatomy of the STA and its branches.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
positron emission tomography
high intensity
pet ct
image quality
dual energy