Speciality Views

Question 1

AP lower cervical is taken to view what segments?

Answer 1

C3-T3

Question 2

What should you measure on the patient for AP lower cervical view?

Answer 2

C4 A->P

Question 3

What chart should you use when setting factors for AP lower cervical view?

Answer 3

APOM

Question 4

What is the bucky angle for AP lower cervical view?

Answer 4

perpendicular

Question 5

Which view should you have patient raise chin until body of mandible is parallel to floor?

Answer 5

AP lower cervical

Question 6

What is the tube distance for AP lower cervical view?

Answer 6

40 FFD (seated)

Question 7

What is the tube angle for AP lower cervical view?

Answer 7

15 degrees cephalic

Question 8

Where should the horizontal crosshair be for AP lower cervical view?

Answer 8

C4 mid-sagittal plane on patient and center of bucky

Question 9

Where should the vertical crosshair be for AP lower cervical view?

Answer 9

midline of patient

Question 10

T/F: no specialty views use filtration or head clamp

Answer 10

true

Question 11

What instruction should you give the patient besides holding expiration for AP lower cervical view?

Answer 11

raise chin (make sure mandible is parallel to floor)

Question 12

Which specialty xray is taken to view SOLs in IVFs?

Answer 12

cervical oblique

Question 13

What is the tube angle for anterior cervical oblique view?

Answer 13

15 degrees caudal

Question 14

What is the tube angle for posterior cervical oblique view?

Answer 14

15 degrees cephalic

Question 15

What is the tube distance for anterior cervical oblique while patient is seated?

Answer 15

72 FFD

Question 16

What is the tube distance for anterior cervical oblique while patient is standing?

Answer 16

40 FFD

Question 17

When taking a cervical oblique view, how many degrees should patient be rotated?

Answer 17

45 degrees to bucky

Question 18

Where should the vertical crosshair be for anterior cervical oblique view?

Answer 18

mid-coronal plane of neck

Question 19

Where should the horizontal crosshair be for anterior cervical oblique view?

Answer 19

C4 on patient and center of bucky

Question 20

Where should the patient’s head be in relation to bucky with an anterior cervical oblique view?

Answer 20

parallel to bucky

Question 21

What instructions do you give patient besides breathing for anterior cervical oblique view?

Answer 21

without moving the rest of your body, jut your chin forward slightly and raise it slightly

Question 22

For the practical do you have to do both right and left anterior cervical oblique views?

Answer 22

no, but say that you would do both in real life

Question 23

What do you measure on pateint for anterior cervical oblique view?

Answer 23

C4 to opposite side of neck where beam is exiting

Question 24

What is the bucky angle for anterior cervical oblique view?

Answer 24

perpendicular

Question 25

What should you ask patient before taking a lateral swimmer view?

Answer 25

if they have any shoulder instability or pain while carrying anything like groceries

Question 26

Should you open collimation between views even if its the same view but different side- ex: flexion and extension, or L/R oblique views?

Answer 26

YES in case there’s a mistake you only have to retake one view not both

Question 27

What is the bucky angle for swimmer's lateral view?

Answer 27

perpendicular

Question 28

What is the tube angle for swimmers lateral view?

Answer 28

perpendicular/ 0 degrees/ none (can be 5 degrees caudal if needed)

Question 29

What is the tube distance for swimmer's lateral (standing)?

Answer 29

40 FFD

Question 30

Which view is taken to view lower cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae when they are not visible on the neutral lateral cervical?

Answer 30

swimmers lateral

Question 31

What do you measure on patient for swimmers lateral view?

Answer 31

mid clavicular-> mid clavicular

Question 32

What chart should you use when setting factors for swimmers lateral?

Answer 32

APOM chart

Question 33

Where should the horizontal crosshair be for swimmers lateral?

Answer 33

C7-T1 of patient and center of bucky

Question 34

Where should vertical crosshair be for swimmers lateral?

Answer 34

mid-coronal plane of neck

Question 35

What acts as a natural filter for the upper cervical spine on swimmers lateral view?

Answer 35

humerus bone

Question 36

What are the breathing instructions for all specialty views?

Answer 36

held expiration

Question 37

Twining view/Yochum & Rowe is the alternative if patient cant hold sand bag or you don't have one. Arm closest to bucky is flexed with hand behind head and other hand is on hip. How much should patient be rotated?

Answer 37

10-20 degrees

Question 38

What should you tell patient before doing both lateral flexion and extension views?

Answer 38

if you have an dizziness, nausea, or pain during this set up, tell me and we will stop (repeat this between each view)

Question 39

What is the tube angle for lateral flexion/extension views?

Answer 39

perpendicular/ 0 degrees / none

Question 40

What is the tube distance for lateral flexion/extension views (seated)?

Answer 40

72 FFD

Question 41

Where should the horizontal crosshair be for lateral flexion/extension views?

Answer 41

C4 on patient and center of bucky

Question 42

Where should the vertical crosshair be for lateral flexion/extension views?

Answer 42

C4 mid-coronal plane of neck

Question 43

What instructions besides breathing do you give patient for lateral flexion view?

Answer 43

without raising shoulders, tuck you chin into chest and then look at floor

Question 44

What instructions besides breathing do you give patient for lateral extension view?

Answer 44

without raising your shoulders, raise your chin and extend your head backwards as far as you can

Question 45

Which specialty view is taken to assess segmental motion and rule out segmental instability/hyper-mobility?

Answer 45

lateral flexion/extension views

Question 46

What should you measure on patient for lateral flexion/extension views?

Answer 46

C4

Question 47

What is the bucky angle for lateral flexion/extension views?

Answer 47

perpendicular