Within the medical field of otology, the Stenvers projection is a radiological technique that provides an oblique view of the skull and establishes a better perspective on the petrous bone, bony labyrinth, and internal auditory canal.^[1] It focuses on the posteroanterior and lateral planes.

The Stenvers projection was named after the physician Hendrik Willem Stenvers (1889–1973) of Utrecht, who developed it in 1917.^[2] It was described in 1938 by Schütz along with the lateral projection, and later recommended by Muntean and Fink in 1941.^[3]

For the Stenvers projection, a patient is placed facing the film, with the head flexed slightly and rotated 45 degrees away from the side being examined.^[1] The X-ray beam will be angled 10 to 15 degrees caudal.^[4]

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