- Stenvers projection
In
radiology , oblique view of skull, to establish better views forpetrous bone ,osseous labyrinth and internalauditory canal .
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Stenvers projection — an oblique projection of the head, done with the head rotated 45 degrees so that the petrous part of the temporal bone is perpendicular to the beam; it allows a view of the petrous apex, the labyrinth, and the internal acoustic meatus … Medical dictionary
projection — 1. A pushing out; an outgrowth or protuberance. 2. The referring of a sensation to the object producing it. 3. A defense mechanism by which a repressed complex in the individual is denied and conceived as belonging to another person, as when… … Medical dictionary
view — SYN: projection. axial v. SYN: axial projection. base v. SYN: submentovertex radiograph. Caldwell v. SYN: Caldwell projection. half axial v. SYN: Towne projection. Judet v. v. consisting of two oblique radiographic projections centered on the hip … Medical dictionary