Author Question: A lateral cranium projection obtained with the top of the patient's head tilted away from the IR ... (Read 69 times)

haleyc112 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A lateral cranium projection obtained with the top of the patient's head tilted away from the IR will demonstrate all the following except

a. the left side greater wing of the sphenoid inferior to the right side greater wing.
b. the atlas's vertebral foramen.
c. the inferior cranial cortices without superimposition.
d. the right EAM inferior to the left EAM.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true about an SMV cranium projection (Schueller method)?

a. The IOML should be placed parallel to the IR for the projection.
b. Positioning the midsagittal plane perpendicular to the IR prevents cranial tilting.
c. The dens is centered within the exposure field.
d. If the resulting image demonstrates the mandibular mentum posterior to the eth-moid sinuses, the central ray can be angled caudally to obtain an optimal projec-tion.