Closed mouth odontoid AP view (Fuchs view)
Diagnosis not applicable
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Chronic neck pain. Part of a three radiograph series including: frontal AP neutral chin view, lateral view, and this,... the closed mouth odontoid AP view.
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Normal C1-C2 AP view (Fuchs view).
The chin is tilted upward and a nonangled x-ray beam is oriented is sent intravels just below the mental protuberance (chin), centered on the odontoid process.
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Diagram of the standard Fuchsmodified Fuchs view.
Modified image from Gray's anatomy via Wikimedia Commons. The original images can be seen at
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGray188_no_text_bw.png
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gray%27s_Anatomy_plates#/media/File:Gray_111_-_Vertebral_column.png
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