Stenvers view

Case contributed by Andrew Murphy
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Rule out foreign body

x-ray

No definite radio-opaque foreign body is identified in the region of left external auditory canal.

Case Discussion

Stenvers view is a oblique radiographic projection used to demonstrate the petrous temporal bone, IAM and bony labyrinth. Fine slice multi-detector CT of the petrous bone has replaced the Stenvers view due to far superior anatomic detail.

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