Stenvers projection

Within the medical field of otology, the Stenvers projection is a radiological technique that provides an oblique view of the skull and establishes a better perspective on the petrous bone, bony labyrinth, and internal auditory canal.[1] It focuses on the posteroanterior and lateral planes.

Stenvers projection
PurposeViewing the petrous bone, bony labyrinth and internal auditory canal

The Stenvers projection was named after the physician Hendrik Willem Stenvers (1889–1973) of Utrecht, who developed it in 1917.[2] It was described in 1938 by Schütz along with the lateral projection, and later recommended by Muntean and Fink in 1941.[3]

For the Stenvers projection, a patient is placed facing the film, with the head flexed slightly and rotated 45 degrees away from the side being examined.[1] The X-ray beam will be angled 10 to 15 degrees caudal.[4]

References
  1. Mafee, Mahmood F.; Valvassori, Galdino E. (7 December 2004). Imaging of the Head and Neck. Thieme. ISBN 9783131634825. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. Tanze, Rinze Anthony (3 September 2009). A Treatise on Otoslerosis and its Treatment. Kugler Publications. p. 251. ISBN 9789062999064. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. "Chapter II: Tomography of the Inner Ear". Acta Radiologica Diagnosis. 9 (286). 1969. doi:10.1177/0284185169009S28604.
  4. Lichtor, Terry, ed. (April 2013). Clinical management and evolving novel therapeutic strategies for patients with brain tumors (PDF). ISBN 9789535110583.
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