canthomeatal plane

The term canthomeatal plane denotes a horizontal plane for brain stereotaxis based on external landmarks. Used primarily in human computed tomography, it passes through the Canthi (lateral angles of the eyelids) and the centers of the external auditory canals ( Schiebler-1999 ).

Also known as: canthomeatal plane

NeuroNames ID: 2364

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Name:

canthomeatal plane

Language:

English

Organism:

human

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Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Name:

Kanthomeatalebene

Language:

German

Organism:

human

Source:

Schiebler-1999

Citation:

Eighth Edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999.

Source Title:

Anatomie

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Internal Structure

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

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canthomeatal plane

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