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Suprameatal triangle (mastoid fossa; MacEwen triangle). The suprameatal triangle (also known as the mastoid fossa and MacEwen triangle) is a landmark on the temporal bone superior to the external auditory meatus. The landmark is used to locate the matoid antrum. 

Case courtesy of Assoc Prof Craig Hacking, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 40071
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Foveola suprameatalis
Antrum mastoideum
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Creator(s)/credit: Craig Hacking MB.BS, BSc
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Radiopaedia - Drawing Suprameatal triangle (mastoid fossa; MacEwen triangle) - no labels
Uploaded by: rva
Institution: Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Creator(s)/credit: Craig Hacking MB.BS, BSc
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Suprameatal triangle (mastoid fossa; MacEwen triangle). The suprameatal triangle (also known as the mastoid fossa and MacEwen triangle) is a landmark on the temporal bone superior to the external auditory meatus. The landmark is used to locate the matoid antrum. 

Case courtesy of Assoc Prof Craig Hacking, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 40071
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Foveola suprameatalis
Antrum mastoideum
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