Positioning For Facial Bones Flashcards
Essential Projections: Facial Bones
- Lateral
- Parietoacanthial (Waters method)
- Acanthioparietal (reverse Waters method)
- PA axial (Caldwell method)
What is the patient position for lateral projection of facial bones
upright or recumbent anterior oblique position (same as the lateral skull)
What is the part position for lateral facial bones?
- MSP of head parallel with IR
- Interpupillary line (IPL) perpendicular to IR
- Infraorbitalmeatal line (IOML) perpendicular to front edge of IR
how is the MSP for Lateral facial bones
MSP of head parallel with image receptor (IR)
how is the IPL in the lateral facial bones
Interpupillary line (IPL) perpendicular to IR
How is the IOML for in the lateral facial bones
Infraorbitomeatal line (IOML) perpendicular to front edge of IR
What is the CR for lateral projection of facial bones
- Perpendicular to IR center
- Enters patient perpendicular on lateral surface of zygomatic bone halfway between outer canthus and external acoustic meatus (EAM)
Structures shown for lateral projection of facial bones
lateral image of facial bones in their entirety, with right & left sides superimposed
How is the IOML for the transverse axis of the cassette for lateral projection of facial bones
IOML parallel to transverse axis of cassette
What is the criteria for lateral projection of the facial bones
all facial bones in their entirety, with zygomatic bones in center
- almost perfectly superimposed mandibular rami
- superimposed orbital roofs
- no rotation of sella turcica
What is the other name for the Waters method for facial bones
Parietoacanthial
Parietoacanthial (Waters) facial bones is done?
PA
What is the part position for Parietoacanthial (Waters) facial bones?
- rest head on tip of extended chin
- rest head on chin
- nose an inch way from IR
- place orbitomeatal line (OML) to form 37-degree angle with plane of IR
- Mentomeatal line (MML) perpendicular to IR
- MSP perpendicular to IR
- Center IR to level of acanthion
how is the OML in the Parietoacanthial (Waters) Facial Bones
orbitomeatal line (OML) to form 37-degree angle with plane of IR
how is the MML in the Parietoacanthial (Waters) Facial Bones
Mentomeatal line (MML) perpendicular to IR
how is the MSP in the Parietoacanthial (Waters) Facial Bones
MSP perpendicular to IR
what do you center the IR to in the Parietoacanthial (Waters) Facial Bones
Center IR to level of acanthion
Criteria in waters view for facial bones
Criteria: Equal distance on lateral borders,
Petrous ridges projected immediately below maxillary sinuses
CR for Parietoacanthial (Waters) Facial Bones
Perpendicular to exit acanthion
Structures seen in the Waters (facial bones)
Structures: Orbits, maxillae and zygomatic arches
Maxillary sinuses should be above petrous ridges for Waters view of facial bones true or false
true
What is the patient position for Acanthioparietal (Reverse Waters) facial bones
- supine
- MSP centered to midline of grid
Acanthionparietal (Reverse Waters) facial bones means this projection is done
AP
what is the part position for Acanthiopariteal (Reverse Waters) facial bones
- extend chin and neck to place OML at 37 degree angle with the plane of the IR
- MML almost perpendicular to IR plane
- MSP perpendicular to IR plane
what angle is the OML at in the Acanthioparietal (Reverse Waters) Facial Bones
OML at a 37-degree angle with the plane of the IR
how is the MML in the Acanthioparietal (Reverse Waters) Facial Bones
MML almost perpendicular to IR plane
how is the MSP in the Acanthioparietal (Reverse Waters) Facial Bones
MSP perpendicular to IR plane
CR for Acanthioparietal (Reverse Waters) Facial Bones
Perpendicular to enter acanthion
Center IR and CR
CR for PA AXIAL (CALDWELL) of facial bones
Angled 15 degrees caudad
Exits nasion
how much will you angle for orbital rims (exaggerated caldwell )
For orbital rims, angle 30 degrees caudad (“exaggerated” Caldwell) elongates it
Essential projections for nasal bones
- Lateral (right/left)
- Waters
done for blowout fractures of the orbit
- places the orbits parallel to IR
modified Waters parietoacanthial Waters method
modify projection using less extension of the patient’s neck for facial bones
Modified Parietoacanthial (Waters method)
CR for modfied waters
pendicular exiting at acanthion