Presentation
Rule out foreign body
From the case:
Stenvers view
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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.