Toes AP axial

Question 1

• How much is the central ray angled and in what direction for an AP axial projection? Why do we angle?

Answer 1

15 degrees towards heel to open up joint spaces

Question 2

• What is the central ray location?

Answer 2

3rd MTPJ

Question 3

• What do we look at to determine if there is any rotation?

Answer 3

Look for concavity of phalanges, equal soft tissue, toes not overlapped, open joint spaces