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Reid's base line
Synonyms:
Anthropometric base line of the skull.
Associated persons:
Robert William Reid
Description:
An imaginary line drawn from the inferior margin of the orbit to the auricular point at the superior border of the orifice of the external auditory meatus and extending backward to the centre of the occipital bone. It is used as a zero plane in computed tomography.
We thank Dr. Ian Olson, Aberdeen, Scotland, for information submitted.
Bibliography:
- R. W. Reid:
Observation on the relation of the principal fissures and convolutions of the cerebrum to the outer surface of the scalp. The Lancet, 1884, 2: 539-540.
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