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. 2014 Dec;7(Suppl 1):S092–S102. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1389562

Table 2. Orbital anatomical structure mapping.

Specific level 3 orbital system Related level 1 and 2 systems
Subdivisions ID Additional description Code Region Subregions Code
Orbital rims
 Superior 1 Rs Cranial vault Frontal bone 94F
 Medial 2 Rm Cranial vault Frontal bone 94F
 Medial 3 Frontonasal maxillary processes Rm Midface UCM 92U
 Inferior 4 Part of ICM Ri Midface ICM 92I
 Inferior 5 Part of zygomatic body Ri Midface Zygoma 92Z
 Lateral 6 Part of zygoma but not zygomatic body Rl Midface Zygoma 92Z
 Lateral 7 Area of zygomaticofrontal suture Rl Midface Zygoma 92Z
Orbital walls
 Superior 8 Anterior section of orbita W1s Skull base Anterior 93Os 93A
 Medial 9 Anterior section of orbita (including the lacrimal bone) W1m Midface 92Om
 Inferior 10 Anterior section of orbita W1i Midface 92Oi
 Inferior 11 Anterior section of orbita (including part of zygoma) W1i Midface Zygoma 92Oi 92Z
 Lateral 12 Anterior section of orbita W1l Midface Zygoma 92Ol 92Z
 Lateral 13 Area of zygomaticosphenoidal suture (greater wing of sphenoid) W1l Midface Zygoma 92Ol 92Z
 Superior 14 Midorbitb W2s Skull base Anterior 93Os 93A
 Medial 15 Midorbitb W2m Midface 92Om
 Inferior 16 Midorbitb (including the palatine bone) W2i Midface 92Oi
 Lateral 17 Midorbitb (greater wing of sphenoid) W2l Midface 92Ol 93M
Orbital apexc
18 Lateral wall (greater wing of sphenoid) Al Skull base Middle 93Oa 93M
19 Superior wall (lesser wing of sphenoid) As Skull base Anterior 93Oa 93A
20 Medial wall Am Skull base Sphenoid bone 93Oa 93S

Abbreviations: ICM, intermediate central midface; UCM, upper central midface.

Note: ID (orbital structure ID as presented in Fig. 2).

a

Corresponding to “anterior third.”

b

Corresponding to “middle third.”

c

Corresponding to “posterior third.”