Background and Objectives: The landmark for neurosurgical approaches to access brain
lesion is the pterion. The aim of the present study is to classify and examine the prevalence …

Introduction: The pterion and asterion serve as crucial landmarks on the skull, representing
the antero-lateral and postero-lateral fontanelles in neonates, respectively. In clinical …

The pterion is the sutural juncture of the frontal, parietal, sphenoidal, temporal, and
zygomatic bones on the lateral aspect of the cranium. As a craniometric landmark, the …

Introduction The asterion is a meeting point formed by the union of the lambdoid, parieto-
mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures. It is the most common landmark in surgery due to its …

Background: Asterion is identified as the connection point of sutura parietomastoidea, sutura
occipitomastoidea, and sutura lambdoidea. The location of asterion, which is primarily …

The pterion is a topographic point on the lateral aspect of the skull where frontal, sphenoid,
parietal and temporal bones form the H or K shaped suture. This is an important surgical …

ABSTRACT Address for Correspondence: Dr. Jagdish S. Chaudhari, E-504, Doctor's
quarter, Opp A-Division police station, Jail road, Bhavnagar. 364001, Gujarat, India. Mobile …

Materials and Methods: Sixty-one dry and intact adult human skulls of unknown sex and age
were used. The measurements were implemented using stainless steel sliding vernier …

Objective: Due to being the weakest sutural junction of the crania and relations with
intracranial anatomical structures, the accurate location of the pterion is important for …

In forensic science determination of the origin and sex of skeletal remains is an important
task for identification purposes. In this study we investigated the krotaphion-sphenion …