Table 2. Ratio between the diameters of the facial nerve and facial canal at the labyrinthine, tympanic and mastoid segmentsa.
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| Segment | (n = 10) | BP (n = 7) | CLS (n = 5) | ||
| FN/FC LAB | 0.68 (±0.15) | 0.79 (±0.05) | 0.71 (±0.03) | ||
| FN/FC TYMP | 0.70 (±0.10) | 0.79 (±0.09) | 0.82 (±0.05) | P = 0.02 | |
| FN/FC MAST | 0.59 (±0.08) | 0.68 (±0.07) | p = 0.04 | 0.66 (±0.07) | |
Plus-minus values are means ± SD.