lower extremities, sternum, and ribs Flashcards
1
Q
AP Great Toe
A
- 18x24cm
- flex knee
- CR angled 10* towards leg
- include a digit on either side
- marker on lateral side
- 40” SID
2
Q
AP oblique Great Toe
A
- 18x24cm
- rotate medially 45*
- include distal half of metatarsals on either side
- move other toes out of way
- 40” SID
3
Q
Lateral Great toe
A
- 18x24cm
- rotate medially
- marker face down
- move other toes out of way
- hang other leg off table, and bring knee down to touch table
- 40”SID
4
Q
AP Axial Foot
A
- 18x24cm or 24x30cm
- Flex knee
- angle 10* towards heel
- use wedge filter
5
Q
AP Oblique Foot
A
- 18x24cm or24x30cm
- flex knee
- rotate medially 45*
- use wedge filter
- angle cassette to keep foot at 90* with leg
6
Q
Lateral Foot
A
- 18x24cm or 24x30cm
- roll onto affected side
- leg straight, don’t raise knee,
- mediolateral
- dorsiflex foot
- marker up towards toe
- 40” SID
7
Q
Lateral Weight Bearing Foot
A
- 24x30cm
- use upright Bucky and footstool
- help patient up and down
- bring heel out
- have light on step
- markers RT, LT face down and arrow up
- 40”SID to cassette
8
Q
AP axial weight bearing Feet (bilateral)
A
- 24x30cm or 35x43cm
- patient standing on cassette
- weight distributed
- 15* towards
- 40-48” SID
- makers RT, LT and arrow up
- use wedge filter
- don’t have lead hanging down
9
Q
Axial Calcaneus
A
- 18x24cm
- off center anatomy
- extending leg, dorsiflex foot (use strap)
- 40* cephalad
- 40 SID
- marker up
- use wedge or boomerang filter
- slight internal rotation(lateral side parallel)
10
Q
Lateral Calcaneus
A
- 18x24cm
- dorsiflex foot
- true lateral foot (mediolateral)
- include medial malleolus
- 40” SID
11
Q
AP Ankle
A
- 18x24cm
- extend leg
- dorsiflex foot
- lateral malleolus is closer to IR
- 40” SID
12
Q
Lateral Ankle
A
- 18x24cm
- true lateral foot (mediolateral)
- dorsiflex foot
- 40” SID
- show base of 5th
13
Q
AP oblique Ankle-Mortise
A
- 18x24cm
- extend leg
- dorsiflex foot
- medially rotate until malleoli are parallel
- 40” SID
- include base of 5th
14
Q
AP Tibia/Fibula
A
- 35x43cm
- extend leg
- dorsiflex foot
- must include both joints
- 40-48” SID
- don’t show whole patella
15
Q
Lateral Tib/Fib
A
- 35x43cm
- turn onto affected side (mediolateral)
- flex knee
- dorsiflex foot
- must show both joints
- heel may be off IR
- 40-48” SID
16
Q
AP Knee
A
- 18x24cm or 24x30cm
- table bucky
- extend leg
- line up epicondyles
- 40” SID
- match angle of tibia and then subtract 5*