Abstract
The relationship between the height of the jugular fossa and the degree of temporal bone pneumatization was studied. The height of the jugular fossa was assessed by computed tomography (CT) and the temporal bone pneumatization was assessed using plane lateral radiography (Shuller method) and CT. High jugular fossae, those which extend up to the level of, or above the lower border of the round window, were found in 21.6% of 504 temporal bones (254 patients) and were found to have a dextral predominance. No significant correlation was found between the height of the jugular fossa and the pneumatization of the temporal bone.
