Which of the following projections would be necessary to diagnose a basilar skull fracture?
cross-table lateral skull
AP axial Townes
SMV
PA skull
cross-table lateral skull
Rationale: A patient with a possible basilar skull fracture will present as trauma and will be unable to assume non-trauma positioning. A basilar skull fracture will result in cerebrospinal fluid and or blood pooling in the body of the sphenoid or the sphenoid sinus cavity. A cross table lateral will produce an air fluid level in the sphenoid sinus.
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