Rolandic Anatomy

Cruciform Eminence

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A cross-shaped ridge on the internal occipital bone that divides it into four fossae. The center of this cross is the internal occipital protuberance; it is a fundamental landmark for neurosurgical navigation in the posterior fossa.

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