Panoramic: Flashcards
“the image layer”/“focal trough”
The zone of tissues that will be sharply depicted on the radiograph, and at the same time they will show uniform magnifications
Real Image:
A Real Image is an image of an anatomical structure where the structure lies between the roation center and the film.
Ghost image:
The Ghost image is the image formed when the structures is between the X-Ray Machine and the rotation center.
ghost images, of the rings on both sides Left and right sides
The rings that is used for stabilization caused a ghost shadow
Double real image of hard palate and yellow is the ghost image of the hard palate as well
red->Double real mage of hard palate and
blue->double ghost image of hard palate (we have both real and ghost image bcz hard palate lies in the triangle and the same zone)
Real Image is when the structure lies between the roation center and the film.
- A: We can see that we are starting to make a panoramic radiograph. The panoramic machine rotates from the back to the front (arrow shows roataion) As it rotates structure A will be exposed and will be recorded as a real image, as the machine continues twrd the back, structure B will be exposed (lies b/w rotation center and the film) thus B will be exposed.
- B: When the machine goes all the way to the other side, structures A and B will be exposed again, structure B first and then A, they will be again seen as real images.
In this case we have double real image because those structures were midline structures.
Example of double real image: We can see the spine on the right and left, we can see the airway on both sides as well.
Hyoid Bone on both sides (double real image)
- Panoramic is like splitting the patient’s head in 2 pieces and placing the 2 halfs in contact with one another on the radiographic film.
Hyoid bone double real image
Double real image of hard palate as seen with the green arrows
Soft palate in pink and a continuation of hard palate in yellow (double real image)
- We can see the posterior wall of the airway example of a double real image and
- we can also see a double real image of the epiglottis
double real image of epiglottis
Air is visualized here
Air is visualized here
Air is so strong that we can’t see the bones on the sides
The midline line and the laser on the cheek indicates the focal trough line and it’s aligned with the canine
Type of error?
Patient is Too Far Forward
type of error?
Patient is too far back
type of error?
Patient’s Chin Too Far up
type of error?
type of error?
Patient’s Chin Too Far Down
Patient’s Head shifted or titled to the side
Patient’s Head shifted or titled to the side