CT Facial Bones (Axial) - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome back. This lesson is about the facial bones as seen in CT imaging. This time we're looking at axial images. This is an axial view of the face. Notice that this image is in a plane that's roughly parallel to the hard palate. That's the normal orientation for axial images through the face. We're using the bone algorithm for increased spatial resolution and the typical bone window to ensure maximum visibility of the bones. We're starting at the very top of the face. This is the frontal bone. It contains the frontal sinus and forms the forehead and the supraorbital margin. The frontal bone is, of course, a cranial bone, not a facial bone, but it's still an important part of facial imaging. In the next image, we're moving inferiorly. Once again, this is the frontal bone. It's the only bone of interest that we can see in this image. This image is just below the level of the supraorbital margin. The next image will move inferiorly again. Now we can see several bones of the face. We can see