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CT assessment of jugular foramen dominance and its association with hand preference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

W. M. Adams ,
R. L. Jones ,
S. V. Chavda  and
A. L. Pahor
W. M. Adams*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, The City Hospital NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham, UK
R. L. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, The City Hospital NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham, UK
S. V. Chavda
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, The City Hospital NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham, UK
A. L. Pahor
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The City Hospital NHS Trust, Dudley Road, Birmingham, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Dr W. M. Adams, The Radiology Department, The University Hospitals NHS Trust, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH.
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Abstract

Three hundred and seven normal CT scans of the head were prospectively analysed to assess jugular foramen dominance. After assessment, hand preference was elicited. Of these, 276 were right-handed and 31 were left-handed. Of the right-handed patients: 180 had a larger jugular foramen on the right; 63 had a larger jugular foramen on the left; and in 33 no difference could be discerned. Of the left-handed patients: 11 had a larger jugular foramen on the right; 16 hada larger jugular foramen on the left; and in four no difference couldbe discerned. The results suggested a significant association betweenjugular foramen dominance and hand preference.

Keywords

Tomography, X-ray computedLateralityJugular foramen
Type
Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 3 , March 1997 , pp. 290 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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