Medicine:Stenvers projection
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| Purpose | Viewing the petrous bone, bony labyrinth and internal auditory canal |
Within the medical field of otology, the Stenvers projection is a radiological technique that provides an oblique view of the skull and establishes a better perspective on the petrous bone, bony labyrinth, and internal auditory canal.[1] It focuses on the posteroanterior and lateral planes.
The Stenvers projection was named after the physician Hendrik Willem Stenvers (1889–1973) of Utrecht, who developed it in 1917.[2] It was described in 1938 by Schütz along with the lateral projection, and later recommended by Muntean and Fink in 1941.[3]
For the Stenvers projection, a patient is placed facing the film, with the head flexed slightly and rotated 45 degrees away from the side being examined.[1] The X-ray beam will be angled 10 to 15 degrees caudal.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E. (7 December 2004). Imaging of the Head and Neck. Thieme. ISBN 9783131634825. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ln1PJ3x0_7gC. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ Tanze, Rinze Anthony (3 September 2009). A Treatise on Otoslerosis and its Treatment. Kugler Publications. p. 251. ISBN 9789062999064. https://books.google.com/books?id=d-u4DwAAQBAJ. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ "Chapter II: Tomography of the Inner Ear". Acta Radiologica Diagnosis 9 (286). 1969. doi:10.1177/0284185169009S28604.
- ↑ Lichtor, Terry, ed (April 2013). Clinical management and evolving novel therapeutic strategies for patients with brain tumors. ISBN 9789535110583. https://library2.um.edu.mo/ebooks/b28317944.pdf.
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