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MCRAES LINE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-21

English

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

A line used in the diagnosis of basilar impression. It extends from the ventral border of the foramen magnum (the basion) to the dorsal border (the opisthion).

French

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

Ligne réunissant le basion au bord postérieur du trou occipital et traversant le sommet de l'odontoïde en cas d'invagination basilaire.

Spanish

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