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. 2007 Aug 7;17(5):285–302. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-985193

Figure 9.

Figure 9

(A) Lateral superior view of the ITF. Part of the middle fossa floor was removed to expose the ITF. The gasserion ganglion was resected to expose the intrapetrous portion of the ICA. The floor of the anterior fossa was resected also. 1, semicircular canals; 2, superior petrosal sinus; 3, superior surface of the cerebellum; 4, great cerebral vein (Galen); 5, substantia nigra; 6, cranial nerves VII and VIII; 7, cranial nerve V; 8, cochlea; 9, geniculate ganglion; 10, middle meningeal artery; 11, ICA (intrapetrous portion); 12, ICA (intracavernous portions); 13, ICA (subclinoidal portion); 14, cranial nerve II; 15, orbit; 16, maxillary nerve; 17, lateral pterygoid muscle (upper head); 18, part of the pterygoid plexus; 19, V3. (B) The figure shows the stereoscopic view. ITF, infratemporal fossa; ICA, internal carotid artery.