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Mudgal P, Jones J, Foster T, et al. Bimastoid line. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-27188
The bimastoid line has been described and used to evaluate basilar invagination on frontal skull plain film and coronal reconstructed CT image.
The bimastoid line is drawn between the inferior tips of the mastoid processes bilaterally. The tip of the odontoid process of C2 normally projects less than or equal to 10 mm above this line. Basilar invagination is present when the tip of the odontoid process projects above 10 mm.
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1. ALMEIDA GG, CANELAS HM, LEMMI H et-al. Value of Fischgold and Metzger's bimastoid line for radiological diagnosis of basilar impression. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2002;14 (4): 285-98. Pubmed citation
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2. Burgener FA, Kormano M, Pudas T. Differential Diagnosis in Conventional Radiology. Thieme. (2008) ISBN:1588902757. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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