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fissure

1. Anatomy a narrow split or groove that divides an organ such as the brain, lung, or liver into lobes
2. a small unnatural crack in the skin or mucous membrane, as between the toes or at the anus
3. a minute crack in the surface of a tooth, caused by imperfect joining of enamel during development
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fissure

[′fish·ər]
(geology)
A high, narrow cave passageway.
An extensive crack in a rock.
(metallurgy)
A small cracklike discontinuity with a slight opening or displacement of the fracture surfaces.
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With adequate Sylvian fissure dissection, it is effective to widely expose the insular cortex without damage to the frontal or temporal cortex.
The sylvian fissure. The structures that have been measured most frequently in studies of language and reading impairment are the auditory structures on the superior surface of the temporal lobe -- Heschl's gyrus and the planum temporale.
Slight narrowing of cortical gyri on the vertex with enlarged Sylvian fissure. (c) Baseline Axial T2-weighted sequences.
Post-contrast scans reveal meningeal enhancement along the Sylvian fissures, interpeduncular, perimesencephalic cisterns, ependymal enhancement along bilateral ventricular linings and bilateral choroid plexus enhancement; TOF Angio reveals beaded appearance of bilateral MCA and PCA.
Abnormal Sylvian fissure on prenatal cerebral imaging: Significance and correlation with neuropathological and postnatal data.
A pseudo-SAH is a brain CT finding that is seen as high attenuation areas (HDAs) along the basal cisterns, the sylvian fissure, the tentorium cerebelli, or the cortical sulci in patients with severe brain edema, where no SAH is seen at autopsy or lumbar puncture [6].
Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated subacute hemorrhage in the left frontotemporal lobe with mild mass effect, and a nodular lesion near the Sylvian fissure [Figure 1]a], yet contrast study showed no abnormal enhancement.
Splitting the Sylvian fissure the frontal and temporal lobes could be separated.
Pattern of hemorrhage Location of aneurysm Anterior interhemispheric fissure Anterior communicating artery Chiasmatic cistern Carotid terminus Sylvian fissure MCA bifurcation 4th ventricle PICA
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