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. 2006 Nov 15;16(5):625–629. doi: 10.1007/s00586-006-0262-1

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Pre-operative CT scan used to determine the entry point p, defined as the deepest part of the junction between the transverse process and lamina, and the direction (angle α) of the pedicle screw. Angle α is formed by a line linking point p to the middle of the pedicle (line AB), and the mid sagittal line linking the middle of the lamina to the middle of the vertebral body (line BC)