Table 1.
Results of the ex vivo experiments.
| ET | HA [mL] | Insertion Angle |
Insertion Side | Outflow of HA | CBCT/MRI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3 | n/a | n/a | No | |
| 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | No | |
| 3 | 0.3 | n/a | n/a | No | |
| 4 | 0.35 | 30° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 5 | 0.35 | 30° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 6 | 0.35 | 30° | Aligned | Yes | Good |
| 7 | 0.4 | 30° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 8 | 0.3 | 45° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 9 | 0.3 | 45° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 10 | 0.4 | 40° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 11 | 0.4 | 40° | Central slightly behind the entrance | No | Too nuchal |
| 12 | 0.3 | 40° | Aligned | Yes | Hardly visible |
| 13 | 0.3 | 40° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 14 | 0.3 | 40° | Aligned | No | Hardly visible |
| 15 | 0.65 | 40° | Approx. 2 mm further rostral | Yes | Good with rostral bulge |
| 16 | 0.3 | 50° | Central slightly behind the entrance | No | Good |
| 17 | 0.4 | 40° | Aligned | No | Good with rostral bulge |
| 18a | 0.3 | 40° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 18b | 0.3 + 0.75 | 40° | Aligned | No | Good with rostral bulge |
| 19a | 0.5 | 40° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 19b | 0.5 + 0.5 | 40° | Aligned | Yes | Good with rostral bulge |
| 20 | 0.2 | 40° | Approx. 4 mm further rostral | No | Just rostral of the ET |
| 21a | 0.4 | 40° | Aligned | No | Good |
| 21b | 0.4 + 0.2 | 40° | Approx. 2 mm further rostral | No | Good with a separate depot rostral |
| 22 | 1.2 (s) | 40° | Aligned | No | Good with rostral bulge (MRI) |
| 23 | 0.5 (s) | 40° | Aligned | No | Good (MRI) |