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Anderst WJ 《Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering》2012,15(12):1313-1321
An automated technique to measure neural foramen cross-sectional area during in vivo, multi-planar movements is presented. This method combines three-dimensional (3D) models of each vertebra obtained from CT scans with in vivo movement data collected using high-speed biplane radiography. A novel computer algorithm that automatically traces a path around the bony boundary that defines the neural foramen at every frame of X-ray data is described. After identifying the neural foramen boundary, the cross-sectional area is calculated. The technique is demonstrated using data collected from a patient with cervical radiculopathy who is tested before and after conservative treatment. The technique presented here can be applied when 3D, dynamic, functional movements are performed. Neural foramen cross-sectional area can be quantified at specific angles of intervertebral rotation, allowing for matched comparisons between two trials or two test sessions. The present technique is ideal for longitudinal studies involving subjects who receive conservative or surgical treatments that may affect spine motion. 相似文献
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G. Wayne Brodland Michael J. Scott Andrew F. MacLean M. Globus S. Vethamany-Globus R. Gordon Jim H. Veldhuis R. Del Maestro 《Development genes and evolution》1996,205(5-6):311-318
During neurulation in vertebrate embryos, epithelial cells of the neural plate undergo complex morphogenetic movements that culminate in rolling of the plate into a tube. Resolution of the determinants of this process requires an understanding of the precise movements of cells within the epithelial sheet. A computer algorithm that allows automated tracking of epithelial cells visible in digitized video images is presented. It is used to quantify the displacement field associated with morphogenetic movements in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) neural plate during normal neural tube formation. Movements from lateral to medial, axial elongations and area changes are calculated from the displacement field data and plotted as functions of time. Regional and temporal differences are identified. The approach presented is suitable for analyzing a wide variety of morphogenetic movements. 相似文献
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Marcos VH Rambo Humberto R Gamba Gustavo B Borba Joaquim M Maia Carlos AS Ramos 《Biomedical engineering online》2010,9(1):46
Background
The results of an in vivo study on the "ratio method" used in electronic foramen locators (EFL) are presented. EFLs are becoming widely used in the determination of the working length (WL) during the root canal treatment. The WL is the distance from a coronal reference point to the point at which canal preparation and filling should terminate. The "ratio method" was assessed by many clinicians with the aim of determining its ability to locate the apical foramen (AF). Nevertheless, in vivo studies to assess the method itself and to explain why the "ratio method" is able to locate the apical foramen and is unable to determine intermediate distances were not published so far. 相似文献4.
Nikolaos Gkantidis Michael Schauseil Pawel Pazera Berna Zorkun Christos Katsaros Bj?rn Ludwig 《PloS one》2015,10(2)
ObjectivesTo test the applicability, accuracy, precision, and reproducibility of various 3D superimposition techniques for radiographic data, transformed to triangulated surface data.MethodsFive superimposition techniques (3P: three-point registration; AC: anterior cranial base; AC + F: anterior cranial base + foramen magnum; BZ: both zygomatic arches; 1Z: one zygomatic arch) were tested using eight pairs of pre-existing CT data (pre- and post-treatment). These were obtained from non-growing orthodontic patients treated with rapid maxillary expansion. All datasets were superimposed by three operators independently, who repeated the whole procedure one month later. Accuracy was assessed by the distance (D) between superimposed datasets on three form-stable anatomical areas, located on the anterior cranial base and the foramen magnum. Precision and reproducibility were assessed using the distances between models at four specific landmarks. Non parametric multivariate models and Bland-Altman difference plots were used for analyses.ResultsThere was no difference among operators or between time points on the accuracy of each superimposition technique (p>0.05). The AC + F technique was the most accurate (D<0.17 mm), as expected, followed by AC and BZ superimpositions that presented similar level of accuracy (D<0.5 mm). 3P and 1Z were the least accurate superimpositions (0.79<D<1.76 mm, p<0.005). Although there was no difference among operators or between time points on the precision of each superimposition technique (p>0.05), the detected structural changes differed significantly between different techniques (p<0.05). Bland-Altman difference plots showed that BZ superimposition was comparable to AC, though it presented slightly higher random error.ConclusionsSuperimposition of 3D datasets using surface models created from voxel data can provide accurate, precise, and reproducible results, offering also high efficiency and increased post-processing capabilities. In the present study population, the BZ superimposition was comparable to AC, with the added advantage of being applicable to scans with a smaller field of view. 相似文献
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Purpose
Eye movement research has traditionally studied solely saccade and/or vergence eye movements by isolating these systems within a laboratory setting. While the neural correlates of saccadic eye movements are established, few studies have quantified the functional activity of vergence eye movements using fMRI. This study mapped the neural substrates of vergence eye movements and compared them to saccades to elucidate the spatial commonality and differentiation between these systems.Methodology
The stimulus was presented in a block design where the ‘off’ stimulus was a sustained fixation and the ‘on’ stimulus was random vergence or saccadic eye movements. Data were collected with a 3T scanner. A general linear model (GLM) was used in conjunction with cluster size to determine significantly active regions. A paired t-test of the GLM beta weight coefficients was computed between the saccade and vergence functional activities to test the hypothesis that vergence and saccadic stimulation would have spatial differentiation in addition to shared neural substrates.Results
Segregated functional activation was observed within the frontal eye fields where a portion of the functional activity from the vergence task was located anterior to the saccadic functional activity (z>2.3; p<0.03). An area within the midbrain was significantly correlated with the experimental design for the vergence but not the saccade data set. Similar functional activation was observed within the following regions of interest: the supplementary eye field, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, ventral lateral prefrontal cortex, lateral intraparietal area, cuneus, precuneus, anterior and posterior cingulates, and cerebellar vermis. The functional activity from these regions was not different between the vergence and saccade data sets assessed by analyzing the beta weights of the paired t-test (p>0.2).Conclusion
Functional MRI can elucidate the differences between the vergence and saccade neural substrates within the frontal eye fields and midbrain. 相似文献6.
Miroslav Šenk 《Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering》2013,16(3):397-401
Optoelectronic tracking systems are rarely used in 3D studies examining shoulder movements including the scapula. Among the reasons is the important slippage of skin markers with respect to scapula. Methods using electromagnetic tracking devices are validated and frequently applied. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop a new method for in vivo optoelectronic scapular capture dealing with the accepted accuracy issues of validated methods. Eleven arm positions in three anatomical planes were examined using five subjects in static mode. The method was based on local optimisation, and recalculation procedures were made using a set of five scapular surface markers. The scapular rotations derived from the recalculation-based method yielded RMS errors comparable with the frequently used electromagnetic scapular methods (RMS up to 12.6° for 150° arm elevation). The results indicate that the present method can be used under careful considerations for 3D kinematical studies examining different shoulder movements. 相似文献
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Nicholas B. Carrigy Jason P. Carey Andrew R. Martin John E. Remmers Ali Zareian Zbigniew Topor 《Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering》2016,19(7):780-788
Quantifying the contribution of passive mechanical deformation in the human pharynx to upper airway collapse is fundamental to understanding the competing biomechanical processes that maintain airway patency. This study uses finite element analysis to examine deformation in the passive human pharynx using an intricate 3D anatomical model based on computed tomography scan images. Linear elastic properties are assigned to bone, cartilage, ligament, tendon, and membrane structures based on a survey of values reported in the literature. Velopharyngeal and oropharyngeal cross-sectional area versus airway pressure slopes are determined as functions of Young's moduli of muscle and adipose tissue. In vivo pharyngeal mechanics for small deformations near atmospheric pressure are matched by altering Young's moduli of muscle and adipose tissue. The results indicate that Young's moduli ranging from 0.33 to 14 kPa for muscle and adipose tissue matched the in vivo range of area versus pressure slopes. The developed anatomical model and determined Young's moduli range are expected to be useful as a starting point for more complex simulations of human upper airway collapse and obstructive sleep apnea therapy. 相似文献
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Mesoderm migration is a well studied morphogenetic movement that takes place during Xenopus gastrulation. The study of mesoderm migration and other morphogenetic movements has been primarily based on in vitro assays due to the inability to image deep tissue movements in the opaque embryo. We are the first to report the use of Near Infra Red Quantum Dots (NIR QD’s) to image mesoderm migration in vivo with single cell resolution and provide quantitative in vivo data regarding migration rates. In addition we use QD’s to address the function of the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in this movement. Inhibition of FAK blocks mesoderm spreading and migration both in vitro and in vivo without affecting convergent extension highlighting the molecular differences between the two movements. These results provide new insights about the role of FAK and of focal adhesions during gastrulation and provide a new tool for the study of morphogenesis in vivo. 相似文献
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S. Sarre Y. Michotte P. Herregodts D. Deleu N. De Klippel G. Ebinger 《Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences》1992,575(2)
A high-performance liquid chromatographic assay with electrochemical detection is described for the simultaneous determination of levodopa, 3-O-methyldopa, dopamine, dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, homovanillic acid, 3-methoxytyramine, noradrenaline, adrenaline, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethylene glycol and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in rat brain dialysates. Samples are obtained in vivo using the microdialysis technique. Microdialysis probes are placed in the brain area to be studied and neurochemicals are collected by perfusion of the probe with modified Ringer's solution. Direct injection of the dialysates allows rapid and reliable results to be obtained. 相似文献
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Xiang Li Samantha Marie Mearns Manuela Martins-Green Yuxin Liu 《Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE》2013,(80)
Efforts have been focused on developing in vitro assays for the study of microvessels because in vivo animal studies are more time-consuming, expensive, and observation and quantification are very challenging. However, conventional in vitro microvessel assays have limitations when representing in vivo microvessels with respect to three-dimensional (3D) geometry and providing continuous fluid flow. Using a combination of photolithographic reflowable photoresist technique, soft lithography, and microfluidics, we have developed a multi-depth circular cross-sectional endothelialized microchannels-on-a-chip, which mimics the 3D geometry of in vivo microvessels and runs under controlled continuous perfusion flow. A positive reflowable photoresist was used to fabricate a master mold with a semicircular cross-sectional microchannel network. By the alignment and bonding of the two polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannels replicated from the master mold, a cylindrical microchannel network was created. The diameters of the microchannels can be well controlled. In addition, primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) seeded inside the chip showed that the cells lined the inner surface of the microchannels under controlled perfusion lasting for a time period between 4 days to 2 weeks. 相似文献
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Eleftherios Kellis Evaggelos Karagiannidis Glykeria Patsika 《Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering》2013,16(10):1083-1089
The purpose of this study was to examine the moment-arm and cross-sectional area (CSA) of the patellar tendon (PT) and the hamstrings after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The right knee of five males who underwent ACL reconstruction with a PT graft and five age-matched controls was scanned using magnetic resonance image scans. Based on three-dimensional (3D) solids of the PT, CSAs and moment-arms of semitendinous (ST), biceps femoris (BF) long head and semimembranosus (SM) were estimated. Analysis of variance indicated no significant group differences in muscle moment-arms (p>0.05). 3D moment-arms of PT, ST and BF were significantly lower than the corresponding 2D values (p < 0.05). The ACL group displayed a significantly higher maximum BF CSA, a lower ST CSA (p < 0.05) but similar PT and SM CSAs compared with controls. It is concluded that any alterations in PT properties 1 year after harvesting do not affect knee muscle moment-arms compared with age-matched controls. Moment-arm estimation differed between 3D and 2D data, although it did not affect comparisons between ACL reconstruction group and controls. Design of rehabilitation programmes should take into consideration a potential alteration in hamstring morphology following surgery with a PT graft. 相似文献
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Multiscale methodology for bone remodelling simulation using coupled finite element and neural network computation 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Ridha Hambli Houda Katerchi Claude-Laurent Benhamou 《Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology》2011,10(1):133-145
The aim of this paper is to develop a multiscale hierarchical hybrid model based on finite element analysis and neural network
computation to link mesoscopic scale (trabecular network level) and macroscopic (whole bone level) to simulate the process
of bone remodelling. As whole bone simulation, including the 3D reconstruction of trabecular level bone, is time consuming,
finite element calculation is only performed at the macroscopic level, whilst trained neural networks are employed as numerical
substitutes for the finite element code needed for the mesoscale prediction. The bone mechanical properties are updated at
the macroscopic scale depending on the morphological and mechanical adaptation at the mesoscopic scale computed by the trained
neural network. The digital image-based modelling technique using μ-CT and voxel finite element analysis is used to capture volume elements representativeof 2 mm3 at the mesoscale level of the femoral head. The input data for the artificial neural network are a set of bone material parameters,
boundary conditions and the applied stress. The output data are the updated bone properties and some trabecular bone factors.
The current approach is the first model, to our knowledge, that incorporates both finite element analysis and neural network
computation to rapidly simulate multilevel bone adaptation. 相似文献
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E. Götzinger M. Pircher B. Baumann C. Hirn C. Vass C. K. Hitzenberger 《Journal of biophotonics》2008,1(2):129-139
A polarization‐sensitive spectral domain optical coherence tomography (PS‐SD‐OCT) system is used to measure phase retardation and birefringence of the human retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in vivo. The instrument records three parameters simultaneously: intensity, phase retardation and optic‐axis orientation. 3D data sets are recorded in the optic nerve‐head area of a healthy and a glaucomatous eye, and the results are presented in various ways: En‐face phase‐retardation maps of the RNFL are generated from the recorded 3D data and results are compared with scanning laser polarimetry (SLP). The depth information provided by OCT is used to segment the RNFL in the intensity image and measure the RNFL thickness. From the retardation and thickness data, 2D birefringence maps of the RNFL are derived. Circumpapillary plots of RNFL retardation and thickness obtained by PS‐SD‐OCT are quantitatively compared with those obtained by SLP. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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Gerald M. Saidel Evan D. Morris Guy M. Chisolm III 《Bulletin of mathematical biology》1987,49(2):153-169
A mathematical model has been developed to simulatein vivo transmural accumulation of an intravenously injected tracer in the aortic wall of experimental animals. Parameters have been
included to represent the following processes that affect tracer distribution: permeation of the blood-tissue interface, diffusion
through the layers of the artery wall,convective solute drag through the same, and degradation. Of particular interest for
thein vivo situation situation is the inclusion of boundary conditions that account for the variation in the plasma concentration of
injected tracer as a function of time. Two analytical solutions are presented. The first describes a system in which two boundaries
must be delineated; it pertains if the tracer is allowed to circulate until it enters the avascular media of the artery wall
both across its luminal boundary and from the capillaries in its outer layer. The second applies to shorter duration experiments
in which entry across only the luminal boundary is considered. A limiting case of the solution for short circulation times
is presented, compared with a previously published solution, and examined for its potential utility in parameter estimation.
Because of its treatment of time-dependent boundary conditions, the model has unique application toin vivo experiments related to macromolecular transport in atherosclerosis that may otherwise elude proper interpretation.
This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants HL-29582 and HL-07242. 相似文献
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Andrew R. Hopkins Andrew A. Amis 《Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering》2013,16(1):39-44
We present a one-dimensional (1D) fluid dynamic model that can predict blood flow and blood pressure during exercise using data collected at rest. To facilitate accurate prediction of blood flow, we developed an impedance boundary condition using morphologically derived structured trees. Our model was validated by computing blood flow through a model of large arteries extending from the thoracic aorta to the profunda arteries. The computed flow was compared against measured flow in the infrarenal (IR) aorta at rest and during exercise. Phase contrast-magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) data was collected from 11 healthy volunteers at rest and during steady exercise. For each subject, an allometrically-scaled geometry of the large vessels was created. This geometry extends from the thoracic aorta to the femoral arteries and includes the celiac, superior mesenteric, renal, inferior mesenteric, internal iliac and profunda arteries. During rest, flow was simulated using measured supraceliac (SC) flow at the inlet and a uniform set of impedance boundary conditions at the 11 outlets. To simulate exercise, boundary conditions were modified. Inflow data collected during steady exercise was specified at the inlet and the outlet boundaries were adjusted as follows. The geometry of the structured trees used to compute impedance was scaled to simulate the effective change in the cross-sectional area of resistance vessels and capillaries due to exercise. The resulting computed flow through the IR aorta was compared to measured flow. This method produces good results with a mean difference between paired data to be 1.1 ± 7 cm3 s? 1 at rest and 4.0 ± 15 cm3 s? 1 at exercise. While future work will improve on these results, this method provides groundwork with which to predict the flow distributions in a network due to physiologic regulation. 相似文献
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Limited dispersal and its effect on population structure in the milkweed beetle Tetraopes tetraophthalmus 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
Summary The movement patterns of adult milkweed beetles, Tetraopes tetraphthalmus, were monitored via a mark-recapture technique. Movement or dispersal patterns were studied in two natural populations, one in which the host plant, Asclepias syriaca, was nearly continuously distributed over a 250×90 m area and another where Asclepias was distributed in 17 small discrete patches. In both populations dispersal distances resulting from the flight patterns of the adult beetles were quite short, averaging less than 40 m from the point of first encounter 10 days after marking. Males were shown to be more vagile than females. The distribution of dispersal distances collected from one of the populations was fit to three statistical distributions cited in the literature as expected from dispersal by many small-scale movements or observed in other species. It was found that an equation describing an exponential decay gave the best statistical fit to the data collected here for milkweed beetles. The data is discussed in the context of the effects of the limited dispersal power of the beetles and the distribution of suitable habitat on the population structure of Tetraopes. 相似文献
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Xiaoting Meng Wenfei Li Fraser Young Runchi Gao Laura Chalmers Min Zhao Bing Song 《Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE》2012,(60)
Endogenous electric fields (EFs) occur naturally in vivo and play a critical role during tissue/organ development and regeneration, including that of the central nervous system1,2. These endogenous EFs are generated by cellular regulation of ionic transport combined with the electrical resistance of cells and tissues. It has been reported that applied EF treatment can promote functional repair of spinal cord injuries in animals and humans3,4. In particular, EF-directed cell migration has been demonstrated in a wide variety of cell types5,6, including neural progenitor cells (NPCs)7,8. Application of direct current (DC) EFs is not a commonly available technique in most laboratories. We have described detailed protocols for the application of DC EFs to cell and tissue cultures previously5,11. Here we present a video demonstration of standard methods based on a calculated field strength to set up 2D and 3D environments for NPCs, and to investigate cellular responses to EF stimulation in both single cell growth conditions in 2D, and the organotypic spinal cord slice in 3D. The spinal cordslice is an ideal recipient tissue for studying NPC ex vivo behaviours, post-transplantation, because the cytoarchitectonic tissue organization is well preserved within these cultures9,10. Additionally, this ex vivo model also allows procedures that are not technically feasible to track cells in vivo using time-lapse recording at the single cell level. It is critically essential to evaluate cell behaviours in not only a 2D environment, but also in a 3D organotypic condition which mimicks the in vivo environment. This system will allow high-resolution imaging using cover glass-based dishes in tissue or organ culture with 3D tracking of single cell migration in vitro and ex vivo and can be an intermediate step before moving onto in vivo paradigms. 相似文献
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Ole Frøbert Jacob Moesgaard Egon Toft Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen Peter Søgaard 《Cardiovascular ultrasound》2004,2(1):1-8
Background
Endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic rabbits is usually evaluated ex vivo on isolated aortic rings. In vivo evaluation requires invasive imaging procedures that cannot be repeated serially.Aim
We evaluated a non-invasive ultrasound technique to assess early endothelial function in rabbits and compare data with ex vivo measurements.Methods
Twenty-four rabbits (fed with a cholesterol diet (0.5%) for 2 to 8 weeks) were given progressive infusions of acetylcholine (0.05–0.5 μg/kg/min) and their endothelial function was assessed in vivo by transcutaneous vascular ultrasound of the abdominal aorta. Ex vivo endothelial function was evaluated on isolated aortic rings and compared to in vivo data.Results
Significant endothelial dysfunction was demonstrated in hypercholesterolemic animals as early as 2 weeks after beginning the cholesterol diet (aortic cross-sectional area variation: -2.9% vs. +4% for controls, p < 0.05). Unexpectedly, response to acetylcholine at 8 weeks was more variable. Endothelial function improved in 5 rabbits while 2 rabbits regained a normal endothelial function. These data corroborated well with ex vivo results.Conclusion
Endothelial function can be evaluated non-invasively in vivo by transcutaneous vascular ultrasound of the abdominal aorta in the rabbit and results correlate well with ex vivo data. 相似文献19.
3D生物打印技术是应用包含生物材料与活细胞在内的生物墨水来构造生物医学产品的技术,近年来得到快速发展。3D打印的组织是静态的,而人体的组织则处于实时动态之中,并且随时能够发生形态及性能的变化,要提高体外环境与体内真实环境的吻合度,就需要一种能够模拟这种动态过程的体外组织构建技术。4D打印概念的提出,给实现这种复杂技术提供了一条新的思路。4D打印可理解为“3D打印+时间”,在3D打印基础上,4D打印应用一种或多种对刺激具有响应的智能材料,这种材料可以在相应的刺激下改变它们的形态、性能及功能,以满足多种需求。本文重点关注4D打印技术在心血管系统中的最新研究进展及其潜在应用领域,为该项技术的发展提供一些理论及应用参考价值。 相似文献
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The posterior border of the sphenoid greater wing and its phylogenetic usefulness in human evolution
Jos Braga Eric Crubzy Mustapha Elyaqtine 《American journal of physical anthropology》1998,107(4):387-399
The elucidation of patterns of cranial skeletal maturation and growth in fossil hominids is possible not only through dental studies but also by mapping different aspects of ossification in both extant African apes and humans. However, knowledge of normal skeletal development in large samples of extant great apes is flimsy. To remedy this situation, this paper offers an extensive survey and thorough discussion of the ossification of the posterior border of the sphenoid greater wing. Indeed, this area provides much information about basicranial skeletal maturation. We investigate three variants: the absence of the foramen spinosum and the position of both the foramen spinosum and the foramen ovale in relation to the sphenosquamosal suture. Providing original data about humans and 1,425 extant great ape skulls and using a sample of 64 fossil hominids, this study aimed to test whether different ossification patterns occurred during the course of human evolution. The incidence of three derived morphologies located on the posterior border of the sphenoid greater wing increases during human evolution at different geological periods. The evolutionary polarity of these three derived morphologies is assessed by outgroup comparison and ontogenetic methods. During human evolution, there is a clear trend for the foramen spinosum to be present and wholly located on the posterior area of the sphenoid greater wing. Moreover, in all the great ape species and in Australopithecus afarensis, the sphenosquamosal suture may split the foramen ovale. Inversely, the foramen ovale always lies wholly within the sphenoid greater wing in Australopithecus africanus, robust australopithecines, early Homo, H. erectus (and/or H. ergaster), and Homo sapiens. From ontogenetic studies in humans, we conclude that, during human evolution, the ossification of the posterior area of the sphenoid greater wing progressively surrounded the middle meningeal artery (passing through the foramen spinosum) and the small meningeal artery (passing through the foramen ovale). Am J Phys Anthropol 107:387–399, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc. 相似文献