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Title: Which portion of the orbit is best visualized with a PA projection? entire orbital base superior ...
Post by: Kenzie_colton1 on Feb 1, 2018
Which portion of the orbit is best visualized with a PA projection?
 
 entire orbital base
  superior orbital margin
  inferior orbital margin
  lateral orbital margin


Title: Which portion of the orbit is best visualized with a PA projection? entire orbital base superior ...
Post by: lala5615606 on Feb 1, 2018
superior orbital margin

Rationale: The SOM is the portion of the orbit closest to the image receptor and therefore will have the least amount of magnification and greatest detail. In addition, with a PA projection, the petrous pyramids will fill the orbits, therefore only the SOM is clearly seen.