X-ray skull lateral view

In the field of general medicine, X-ray skull lateral view is often obtained to see the pituitary fossa and also to look for punched out osteolytic lesions in multiple myeloma.

1. Apical lordotic view in chest X-ray
2. Tracheal shift to right on X-ray chest PA view
3. Pyriform aperture
4. Structures passing through foramen ovale of skull – Mnemonic