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To build a digitized visible model of the parapharyngeal space of the Chinese Visible Human and to provide a sectional anatomic basis for radiological and clinical diagnosis of the parapharyngeal space, sectional anatomy data of the parapharyngeal space were selected from the Chinese Visible Human male and female to compare with MR imaging findings in the axial planes. From these data the parapharyngeal space and surrounding structures were segmented. They were then reconstructed in three dimensions on PC. In the axial planes of the sectional anatomy and MR imaging, the shape, content and relations of the parapharyngeal space were clearly displayed and the dominant plane for showing the parapharyngeal space was elicited. The three-dimensional reconstructed images displayed perfectly the anatomic relationships of the parapharyngeal space, parotid, muscles, mandible and vessels. All reconstructed structures can be displayed singly, in groups or as a whole; any diameter or angle of the reconstructed structures can be easily measured. The Chinese Visible Human male and female data set can provide complete and accurate data. The digitized model of the parapharyngeal space and its surroundings offers unique insights into the complex anatomy of the area, providing morphologic data for imaging diagnosis and surgery of the parapharyngeal space.
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Grant sponsor: National Science Fund of China (NSFC)
Grant number: 30270698, 60373112
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Li, QY., Zhang, SX., Liu, ZJ. et al. The pre-styloid compartment of the parapharyngeal space: a three-dimensional digitized model based on the Chinese Visible Human. Surg Radiol Anat 26, 411–416 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-004-0252-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-004-0252-0