Radiographic Positioning Flashcards

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DP Hand

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Centring Point: over the head of the 3rd metacarpal.

Collimation to include:
- distal phalanges
- the wrist joint
- the lateral soft tissue borders

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DP Oblique

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Centring Point: over the head of the 3rd metacarpal.

Collimation to include:
- distal phalanges
- the wrist joint
- the later soft tissue borders

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PA Wrist

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Centring Point: midway between the radial and ulnar styloid processes.

Collimation to include:
- proximal third of the metacarpals
- distal third of the radius and ulna
- the lateral soft tissue borders

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Lateral Wrist

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Centring Point: over the radial styloid process.

Collimation to include:
- proximal third of the metacarpals
- distal third of the radius and ulna
- the lateral soft tissue borders

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DP Foot

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Centring Point: over the base of the 2nd metatarsal.

Collimation to include:
- distal phalanges at the top
- tarsal bones inferiorly
- the lateral soft tissue borders side to side

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DP Oblique Foot

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Centring Point: over the base of the 3rd metatarsal.

Collimation to include:
- distal phalanges superiorly
- tarsal bones inferiorly
- the lateral soft tissue borders

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AP Ankle

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Centring Point: midway between the medial and lateral malleoli.

Collimation to include:
- distal third of the tibia and fibula superiorly
- talus inferiorly
- the lateral soft tissue borders

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Lateral Ankle

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Centring Point: overs the medial epicondyle.

Collimation to include:
- distal third of the tibia and fibula
- the calcaneum inferiorly
- base of the 5th metatarsal laterally
- the lateral soft tissue borders

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AP Forearm

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Centring Point: midway between the wrist and elbow joints

Collimation to include:
- wrist joint
- elbow joint
- lateral soft tissue borders

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Lateral Forearm

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Centring Point: midway between the two joints.

Collimaton to include:
- wrist joint
-elbow joint
- lateral soft tissue borders

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AP Elbow

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Centring Point: 2.5 cm distal to the midline of the humeral epicondyles (usually the crease of the elbow joint).

Collimation to include:
- distal third of the humerus
- proximal third of the radius and ulna
- lateral soft tissue borders

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Lateral Elbow

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Centring Point: over the lateral epicondyle

Collimation to include:
- distal third of the humerus
- proximal third of radius and ulna
- lateral soft tissue borders

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AP Humerus

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Centring Point: midway between shoulder and elbow joint on the surface of the arm.

Collimation to include:
- should joint superiorly
- elbow joint inferiorly
- lateral soft tissue borders

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Lateral Humerus

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Centring Point: midway between the shoulder and the elbow joint.

Collimation to include:
- shoulder joint superiorly
- elbow joint inferiorly
- lateral soft tissue borders

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AP Shoulder

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Centring Point: coracoid process.

Collimation to include:
- CV7 superiorly
- inferior angle of scapula inferiorly
- proximal third of humerus
- lateral soft tissue borders

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AP Knee

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Centring Point: middle of the tibial condyles (usually 2.5 cm below the apex of the patella).

Collimation to include:
- distal third of the femur
- proximal of the tibia and fibula
- lateral soft tissue borders side to side

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Lateral Knee

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Centring Point: over the medial tibial condyle (usually 2.5 cm behind and below the apex of patella).

Collimation to include:
- distal third of femur
- proximal quarter tibia and fibula
- lateral soft tissue borders

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AP Tibia/FIbula

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Centring Point: midway between knee and ankle joint.

Collimation to include:
- knee joint
- ankle joint
- lateral soft tissue borders

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Lateral Tibia/Fibula

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Centring Point: midway between the knee and ankle joints.

Collimation to include:
- knee joint
- ankle joint
- lateral soft tissue borders

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AP Femur - Distal

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Centring Point: mid shaft of the femur.

Collimation:
- knee inferiorly
- lateral soft tissue borders
- as much of the proximal femur as possible

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AP Femur - Proximal

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Centring Point: mid shaft of the femur.

Collimation to include:
- knee inferiorly
- lateral soft tissue borders
- as much of the proximal femur as possible
- hip joint