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(A) Placement of linear ultrasound probe inferior and parallel to the zygomatic process. (B) Block needle inserted just behind the posterior orbital rim and above the zygomatic process, directing it 45° caudally. (C) Corresponding ultrasound image to perform the sphenopalatine ganglion block; local anesthetic injected into the pterygopalatine fossa.
