Abstract:Objective The aim of this study was to reveal the range and characteristics of surface area(SA), volume(V) and surface area volume ratio(SA/V) of mastoid air cells based on healthy pneumatic mastoid adult temporal bone HRCT(High Resolution CT), 3D reconstruct mastoid air cells by medical image control system. It provides the basis for further study of mastoid gas cells function, physiological modeling and reconstruction. Methods It was retrospectively analyzed for the temporal bone HRCT data of 108 (216 ears) adult patients with mastoid of pneumatic type in Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital from January 2016 to June 2017. All patients were excluded from middle ear disease. Mimics 21.0 medical imaging control system was used to reconstruct the temporal bone HRCT mastoid air cells, and measure its SA, V, SA/V. SPSS 25.0 software was used to determine the reference value range.The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the gender differences of the above measured values. The paired Wilcoxon test was used to compare the differences of SA and V between the left and right ears, and a paired t-test measures for the differences of SA/V between the left and right ears. Results In 108 cases (216 ears), the pneumatic mastoid air cells SA showed a skewed distribution with the median value of 9 220.20 (6 837.42~12 472.07) mm2; the 95% reference value range was 3 105.70~21 218.66 mm2. V was skewed, with the median of 7 255.86 (5 178.03~9 796.77) mm3, and the 95% reference value range was 2 185.78~19 297.57 mm3. SA/V is normally distributed, with an average (1.309 8±0.244 4)mm-1, and the 95% reference value range was 0.830 8~1.788 8 mm-1. The SA and V of mastoid air cells in male were all larger than that in female, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), while the SA/V in male was less than that in female, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between left ear and right ear in SA and SA/V of mastoid air cells (P>0.05). The V of the left ear and the mastoid was greater than that of the right ear, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions The 95% reference values of SA, V and SA/V were 3 105.70~21 218.66 mm2, 2 185.78~19 297.57 mm3 and 0.830 8~1.788 8 mm-1 respectively in healthy adults with mastoid of pneumatic type. There were significant differences in SA and V, but small differences in SA/V among individuals. The data can provide a reference for clinical reconstruction of mastoid function.