Tentorial angle

Last revised by Francis Deng on 17 Nov 2019

The tentorial angle is measured between a line connecting the nasion with the tuberculum sellae and the angle of the straight sinus. Normally it should measure between 27° and 52°.

Abnormalities of the posterior fossa or base of skull can alter this. For example, this angle is elevated in achondroplasia.

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