Extremities Final Written Review Flashcards
(41 cards)
tube tilt for Y shoulder view
15 caudal
tube tilt for AC joint
5 cephalic
tube tilt AP axial clavicle
15 cephalic
tube tilt ulnar flexion
20 cephalic
tube tilt AP, lateral knee
5 cephalic
tube tilt, AP, lateral foot
10 cephalic
AP sacrum tube tilt
15 cephalic
AP coccyx tube tilt
10 caudal
when is the film size 14x17?
AP, lateral humerus chest, abdomen AP pelvis femur tib/fib
when is the film size 10x12?
shoulder clavicle elbow forarm wrist hand knee ankle food sacrum coccyx
collimate to film size
shoulder
pelvis
hip
sacrum
collimate to part size
clavicle AC joint humerus elbow forearm wrist hand femur knee tib/fib ankle food coccyx
transverse film
int., ext. oblique shoulder
PA, axial clavicle
pelvis
lengthwise film
Y view shoulder humerus elbow forearm wrist hand hip femur knee tib/fib ankle foot sacrum coccyx
specific CR placement for Y view shoulder?
upper medial border of scapula
specific CR placement for AP knee?
1/2” below apex of patella
CR for most other views?
middle of anatomy
patient placement for pelvis
both legs internally rotated 15 degrees
patient placement for AP hip
affected leg internally rotated 15 degrees
patient placement for internal oblique ankle
internally rotated until intramalleolar line parallel to the place of the film
patient placement for internal oblique elbow
internally rotated, hand pronates and epicondyles rotated 45 degrees from AP
anatomy visualized for internal oblique shoulder
lesser tubercle
anatomy visualized for external oblique shoulder
greater tubercle and glenohumeral joint space open
anatomy visualized on Y view of shoulder
done to detect shoulder impingement syndrome and evaluate dislocation
