A lateral cranial projection with poor positioning demonstrates the greater wings of the sphenoid and anterior cranial cortices without superimposition. One of each of the corresponding structures is demonstrated posterior to the other. How was the patient mispositioned for such a projection to be obtained?
A) The patient's head was tilted.
B) The patient's head was rotated.
C) The patient's chin was elevated.
D) The central ray was centered too superiorly.

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A lateral cranial projection should demonstrate the greater wings of the sphenoid and anterior cranial cortices without superimposition in which the structures are positioned one anterior and one posterior to the other. If they are both visible without superimposition, it indicates that the patient's head was rotated.

A Lateral Cranial Projection with Poor Positioning Demonstrates the Greater