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LIGNE BIMASTOIDIENNE FISCHGOLD [1 record]

Record 1 2010-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A horizontal line drawn between the tips of the mastoid processes. This line passes within 2 mm of the tip of the odontoid process in normal patients. Used for assessing basilar impression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Sur le cliché de face, ligne réunissant les pointes des deux mastoïdes, qui passe au niveau des articulations occipito-atloïdiennes à 2 ou 3 mm près; utilisée comme critère d'évaluation de l'impression basilaire.

Spanish

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