inion


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the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)

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Two points on the skull were marked, the first being the inion and the second the root of zygoma.
These positions are determined by measuring the total distance between anatomical bony landmarks, such as the nasion and the inion (small indentation at the back of the head), as well as the circumference.
Some of the other companies operating in soft tissue repair global market include, Abiss (Switzerland), Admedus (Australia), Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC (U.K.), Angiologica BM Srl (Italy), Aroa (New Zealand), Aspide Medical (France), B.Braun (Germany), Braile bio medica (Brazil), Betatech Medical (Turkey), Changzhou DAHUA Corp., Ltd (China), Coloplast (Denmark), Inion Oy (Finland), Kerecis (Iceland), Lotus Surgical Pvt Ltd (India), Novus Scientific (Singapore), Occlutech (Sweden), S & G Biotech, Inc.
The headset uses the international system 10-20 to collect data from the cranium's key nodes: nasion (near the frontal lobe), inion (occipital lobe), and the pre-auricular points.
Myocutaneous flap reflected, five burr holes were made in the following locations: (1) temporal squamous bone just superior to posterior root of zygomatic arch, (2) keyhole area behind frontal end of zygomatic arch anteriorly, (3) 3 cm above transverse sinus and 3 cm lateral to inion, (4) parietal parasaggital and (5) frontal parasagittal area.
The length of the skull is the distance from the glabella (the midpoint between the eyebrows) and the most projecting point at the back of the head (inion).
The culprits also stole a distinctive high-value Pinarello GB road bike with Inion Jack paintwork on the frame.
The 2D EIT electrodes are lying on an axial plane approximately 3 cm above inion of the human head; therefore, a head CT image (Figure 4(a)) of a healthy volunteer was utilized to construct a 2D head model.
The aim of this study is to develop a sex determination technique using a triangle defined by these points: inion, opistocranium, and asterion; the union of these points determines the IOA triangle.