Blanco D, Rivero M A, Vázquez J M, Arencibia A
Department of Morphology, Veterinary Faculty, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Arucas, 35416, Spain.
Anat Histol Embryol. 2015 Feb;44(1):50-8. doi: 10.1111/ahe.12100. Epub 2014 Feb 14.
The purpose of the study was to provide a description of normal cross-sectional anatomy of the camel nasal and oral cavities using computed tomography (CT) and macroscopic cross-sections. Transverse images of two isolated camel cadaver heads were obtained by an axial CT equipment. Computed tomography scans were processed with a detailed algorithm using nasal and soft tissue windows settings and compared with the corresponding frozen cross-sections of the heads, to assist in the accurate identification of nasal and oral structures. In our study, nasal window provided excellent anatomic details of nasal conchae, bones and teeth; however, other soft tissue components of the nasal and oral cavities are better differentiated using a soft tissue window. These CT images are intended to be a useful anatomic reference in the interpretation for clinical CT imaging studies of the nasal and oral cavities in dromedary camels.
本研究的目的是利用计算机断层扫描（CT）和宏观横截面描述骆驼鼻腔和口腔的正常横断面解剖结构。使用轴向CT设备获取了两个分离的骆驼尸体头部的横向图像。通过详细算法对CT扫描进行处理，采用鼻腔和软组织窗设置，并与头部相应的冷冻横断面进行比较，以辅助准确识别鼻腔和口腔结构。在我们的研究中，鼻腔窗能提供鼻甲、骨骼和牙齿的出色解剖细节；然而，鼻腔和口腔的其他软组织成分使用软组织窗能更好地区分。这些CT图像旨在为单峰骆驼鼻腔和口腔的临床CT成像研究解释提供有用的解剖学参考。
