General Principles

Question 1

What are the three planes in which an x ray can be taken?

Answer 1

Frontal/AP
Lateral
Oblique

Question 2

What are the three planes in which a CT or MRI image can be viewed?

Answer 2

Coronal
Sagittal
Axial

Question 3

How can you tell from a radiology image if a patient is an adult or a child?

Answer 3

If the growth plate is visible and the bones have not fused then the patient is a child