Review from class for SKULL test Flashcards
For the PA skull how should the OML and MSP be?
parallel or perpendicular?
perpendicular
where does the CR exit in the PA skull?
nasion
how are the petrous ridges in the PA skull
Petrous pyramids fills orbits of the eyes
what is seen on the PA skull
All frontal bones, facial bones (maxilla)
For Caldwell (skull), how should the OML and MSP be?
parallel or perpendicular
perpendicular
what should be resting on the IR for caldwell (skull)
forehead and nose
what is the angle for Caldwell (skull)
15 degrees caudal exiting nasion
how are the petrous ridges in the cladwell (skull)
lower third of the orbits of the eyes
what is caldwell typically used for ?
Can use this for frontal bone, ethmoid sinus, frontal sinuses, facial bones (maxilla)
what view is best used for the back of the skull?
Townes view (AP axial)
how is the MSP in the lateral skull
parallel
how is the interpupillary line in the lateral skull
perp.
for the lateral skull what side is being best demonstrated
side in contact with IR
how is the IOML in the lateral skull
parallel to the floor
CR for lateral skull
2 inches superior to EAM
CR for lateral facial bones
1 inch posterior to outer canthus
what is in profile in the lateral skull
sella turcica
what is best demonstrated in lateral skull?
Parietals
*can see frontal and occipital but not in entirety
what view is the only one that shows all four sinuses?
Lateral
what should be superimposed in the later skull
mandible, orbital roofs, EAM
if doing a lateral for nasal bones what is needed?
need to get frontal sinus all the way to anterior nasal spine
What is the best view for the back of the skull?
Townes View (AP axial)
what bone is best demonstrated in the Townes View
Occipital bone
what is within the foramen magnus in the AP Axial Townes method (skull)
dorsum sellae and posterior clinoids
what needs to be in included in the AP axial Townes method ( skull)
Must include Entire petrous ridges
CR for Townes View (AP axial) -skull
CR – 2 and a half inches above glabella (right at the hair line
what is the angle for the OML in the Townes View (AP axial) -skull
30 degrees CAUDAL