Conventional Procedures of Skull Radiography Flashcards

1
Q

Radiography of the Cranium

Conventional Procedures:

A
  1. PA Projection

2. Lateral Projection

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Cranium (PA proj)

  1. Patient position
  2. part position
  3. MSP position
  4. base line included and its position
  5. RP and exit point
A
  1. prone
  2. nose and forehead in contact with the RT
  3. MSP perp. to the MLL of RT
  4. OML perp. to the RT
  5. nasion
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Cranium (Lat. proj.)

  1. pt position
  2. part positon
  3. MSP position
  4. base line position
  5. RP
A
  1. semi-prone
  2. head in true lat. position
  3. MSP parallel with the RT
  4. IOML parallel with the transverse axis of RT
  5. 2” above eam
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rad of cranial base

conventional projections

A
  1. Submentovertical proj (Schuller method)

2. Axiolat Proj (Lysholm method)

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Cranial base
SMV (schuller method)
1. pt position
2. part position
3. MSP position
4. base line position
5. RP
A
  1. supine
  2. head/neck hyperextended
  3. MSP perp./coincide with the MLART
  4. IOML nearly parallel-RT
  5. 3/4” anterior to both eam (sella turcica lvl)
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Cranial base
axiolat proj (lysholm method)
1. "\_\_\_ " with lat. of cranium, except:
2. CRD angulation 
3. RP/exit pt
4. examination type
A
  1. “same”
  2. 30-35 degrees caudal
  3. 1” distal to the dep. eam
  4. bilateral
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rad of sella turcica

conventional projections

A
  1. Valdini method

2. Lateral proj.

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Sella turcica
valdini method
1. pt position
2. part position
3. MSP position
4. base line
5. RP/exit pt
A
  1. prone
  2. head/neck coincide with the MLART; neck hyperflexion to place bregma in contact with the RT
  3. MSP coincide with the MLART
  4. IOML-50 degrees away from RT
  5. 0.5 cm distal to nasion
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Sella turcica
Lat. proj.
1. "\_\_\_" with lat. proj. of cranium, except:
2. beam is \_\_\_\_ down to prevent...
3. \_\_\_\_\_\_ of....
4. \_\_\_\_\_\_.
5. examination type
A
  1. same
  2. coned
  3. distortion
  4. sella turcica
  5. 3/4” anterior and above elevated eam
  6. bilateral
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10
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rad of foramen magnum

conventional projections:

A
  1. Grashey method
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foramen magnum
Grashey method
1. similar with \_\_\_\_\_ method of the cranium
2. base line
3. tube angulation
4. entrance point
5. exit point
A
  1. towne’s
  2. OML or IOML perp. to the RT’s surface
  3. depends on the base line
    a. IOML-37 degrees-caudal
    b. OML-30 degrees-caudal
  4. 2-3” from glabella
  5. foramen magnum
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12
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rad of orbits

conventional projections:

A
  1. Water’s method (parieto acanthial proj)

2. Lateral Proj.

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Orbits
Water's method (parieto acanthial proj.)
1. pt position
2. part position
3. MSP position
4. baseline
5. RP
A
  1. prone
  2. head coincides with the mlart
  3. MSP coincide with the mlart
  4. OML-37 degrees from the rt surface
  5. level of acanthion
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rad of orbits
Lateral proj.
1. same with lateral proj. of the “____”, except:
2. part position

A
  1. cranium

2. dep OCE placed perpendicular to the mlart

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15
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Rad of optic foramen

conventional procedures:

A
  1. Water’s method

2. True rhese method

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optic foramen
Water’s method
1.

A
17
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optic foramen
true rhese method
1. Pt position
2. part position
3. MSP position
4. base line
5. RP
A
  1. prone
  2. 3 pt landing in contact with rt (zygoma, nose, chin)
  3. MSP-53 degrees from horizontal
  4. AML perp.-rt surface
  5. mid orbital area
18
Q

Rad of sphenoid strut

conventional procedures:

A
  1. Hough method (parieto orbital oblique)
19
Q
Sphenoid strut
Hough method (parieto orbital oblique)
1. pt position
2. part position
3. MSP 
4. base line
5. angulation
6. RP
A
  1. prone
  2. superciliary ridge and side of nose rest on the rt
  3. MSP-20 degrees from vertical
  4. IOML perp-RT
  5. 7 degrees caudal
  6. dep orbit
20
Q

Rad of orbital fissures

conventional projections:

A
  1. Water’s method
  2. Modified caldwell method
  3. Betel method