W 2010 r. w siedzibie krakowskiego Oddziału Instytutu Ceramiki i Materiałów Budowlanych przy ul. Lipowej 3, na terenie dawnej huty szkła powstałej jeszcze przed II wojną światową rozpoczęto prace zmierzające do otwarcia w tym miejscu Centrum Szkła i Ceramiki. W skład Centrum wchodzić będzie galeria szkła i ceramiki, prezentująca prace współczesnych artystów, stała ekspozycja szkła zabytkowego i nowoczesnego oraz pokaz ręcznego formowania szkła. Ponadto Centrum prowadzić będzie prace badawcze nad materiałami do konserwacji zabytków oraz ich niewielką produkcję, a także zajęcia dydaktyczne dla uczniów i studentów. Działalność ta wpłynie na zwiększenie atrakcyjności poprzemysłowego krajobrazu Zabłocia.
Determining the orbital size makes it possible to manoeuvre safely within the orbit during a surgical procedure. Based on the measurements performed on a multi-layer head computed tomography images, the length was determined of the medial, superior, inferior and lateral orbital walls. Also angles were determined between the superior and inferior walls, between the medial and lateral walls, between the inferior wall and Frankfurt plane and between the anterior and posterior segments of the orbital wall. With these measurements it was possible to establish that the safe space for surgical exploration of the orbit (that is the space between the orbital margin and optic canal) is approximately 40 mm. Moreover, it was determined that the medial wall is parallel to the vertical axis of the body and that the angle between the inferior wall and the Frankfurt plane is 19.7°. The angle between the posterior segment of the inferior wall (posterior to the inferior orbital fissure) and the anterior segment is 130.8°. These data will significantly increase the safety of orbital surgeries. (Folia Morphol 2014; 73, 3: 314–320)
Körner’s septum (KS) or petrosquamosal lamina is a bony lamina beginning at the articular fossa, extending above the middle ear, and running inferiorly and laterally to the facial nerve canal as it proceeds to the mastoid apex. This septum marks the junction of petrous and squamous bones. The paper presents details of the anatomical structure of KS, which is most often present at the level of the head of the malleus and/or the anterior semicircular canal. Attention is paid to embryological aspects of temporal bone development that lead to the formation of KS. Two imaging techniques most frequently used to diagnose KS are described, high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and cone-beam computed tomography. Also presented is a case report of a 6-year-old patient suffering from chronic otitis media who developed a cholesteatoma due to presence of KS, illustrated with HRCT images and intraoperative capture. The authors describe diagnostic difficulties associated with this anatomical variant in the middle ear. The article also discusses the more frequent occurrence of this clinical problem in ears operated on due to chronic inflammation, retraction pocket or tympanosclerosis in comparison to healthy ears. (Folia Morphol 2020; 79, 2: 205–210)