A new slant on an old view--the rotated 15 degrees occipito-mental projection.
A simple variation on the standard 15 degree occipito-mental radiographic projection is described which gives additional information on the site and displacement of fractures of the zygomatic region.
Ramsay-Baggs
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Northern Ireland Regional Plastic & Maxillofacial Service, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
D002680:Chin; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009777:Occipital Bone; D011859:Radiography; D012399:Rotation; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*