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Xray: Mensuration Lines, Angles, Flashcards

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Basilar Angle

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> 152 = platybasia / basilar impression

norm: 123-152
aka Welcker’s or Martins’s BA

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McGregor’s Line

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BEST LINE for basilar impression / invagination
(Pagets, osteomal, FD)

Odontoid is >8mm above in Males OR
Odontoid is >10mm above in Females

aka Basal Line

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Chamberlain’s Line

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Basilar impression if >7mm above line
(Pagets, osteomal, FD)

aka Palato-occipital

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Macrae’s Line

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Basilar Impression if occiput above line

aka Foramen Magnum Line

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Atlantodental Interspace (ADI)

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> 3mm in adults
5mm in children
Transverse ligament rupture or instability –> Downs, Inflammatory Arthritis

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George’s Line

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antero / retro listhesis
subluxation

posterior bodies

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Posterior Cervical Line

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antero / retro listhesis
subluxation

spinolaminar junction

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Stress Lines of Cervical Spine

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Flexion C5/C6
Extension C4/C5

aka Ruth Jackson’s lines
DDD, muscle spasm, joint fixation

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Prevertebral Soft Tissues

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PLT sandwich 7,14,21
R-pharyngeal: >7mm (C2-C4)
R-laryngeal: >14mm (C5)
R-tracheal: >22mm (C6-7)

Tumor, mass, hematoma

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Cobb’s Angle

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BEST for scoliosis

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Risser Ferguson

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Scoliosis

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Sacral Inclination

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Norm: 30-72
Avg: 46

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Ferguson’s Angle

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Sacral Base Angle // Lumbosacral Angle

Norm: 26-57
AVG: 41!!!

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Meyerdings Grading Line

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Spondylo grading

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Ullmann’s Line

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L5 should be posterior or just at perpendicular line….IF L5 body crosses the line = ANTEROlisthesis
aka Garland Thomas

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Garland Thomas Line

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Spondylo

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Einstein’s Line

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Measures >15mm…

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Canal / Body Ratio

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Canal Stenosis

Higher the ratio, smaller the canal

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Lumbosacral Disc Angle

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Lines are drawn parallel and through the INFERIOR END PLATE OF L5 AND SUPERIOR ENDPLATE OF S1
Normal = 10-15

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Lumbar Gravity Line

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Ferguson’s Line
Hyper / Hypo Lordosis

Norm: line intersects sacral base (S1)
Ant to Sacrum = HYPERlordosis
Post to Sacrum = HYPOlordosis

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Macnab’s Line

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Line intersects SAP (superior articular processes) =

Facet Imbrication
…facet arthrosis

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Hadley’s S Curve

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Should like like an S, if not =
Facet Imbrication
…facet arthrosis

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Kohler’s Line

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Protrusio Acetabuli

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Shenton’s Line

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Should be smooth

SCFE - dislocation / fx/ dysplasia

aka Menard’s or Makka

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Iliofemoral Line
SCFE - dislocation / fx / dysplasia
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Femoral Angle
aka MIKULICZ'S ANGLE Norm: 120-130 130+ - Coxa VALGA 120- - Coxa vara
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Skinner's Line
Line is drawn thorugh and parallel to the femoral shaft. A perpendicular line is drawn tangenital to the tip of the GT Fovea capitus below line = fx or coxa vara
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Klein's Line
BEST FOR SCFE!!!
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PATELLAR POSITION
tendon length is 20% greater than the patellar length = patella alta
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Heel Pad Measurement
Distance >25mm male, >23mm female | Acromegaly..."increased Heel Pad"
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Boehler's Angle
Norm: 28-40 degree angle >40 degree = fx with calcaneous dysplasia or fx
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Sella Turcica size
- Seen on lateral skull - Normal: AP: 5-16 (11mm avg); Vert: 4-12 (8mm avg) ** enlarged = neoplasm, aneurysm, empty sella syndrome
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Digastric Line
aka Biventer Line Line - C2: 1-21mm (11avg) Line - C1/Co: 4-20 (4avg) Measurements decrease with platybasia (Pagets, osteomal, FD)
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Sagittal Dimension of Cervical Canal
C1: 22mm C2: 20mm C3: 18mm C4-C7: 17mm Pavlov's ratio --
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Cervical Gravity Line
Line should pass through C7 body (from apex of odontoid) | -- assesses gravitational stress at cervicothoracic junction
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Cervical Lordosis
``` Depths of C Curve Method of Jochumsen Angle of C curve Method of Gore Method of Drexier ```
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Thoracic Cage Dimension
aka Straight Back Syndrome Eval Males: 11-18cm (14) Females: 9-15cm (12) Less in either of those categories = SBS...check heart for murmurs
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Lumbar Lordosis
50-60 degrees normal
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Van Akkerveeken's Measurment of Lumbar Instability
Norm:
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Intercrestal Line
Norm: line intersects bottom L4 body / disc = most stable Helps to indicate where the most biomechanical stress is coming from L4/5 Degen: HIGH line, long L5 TP, rudimentary rib, transitional vertebra L5/S1 Degen: Line through L5 body, short L5 TP, no rud rib, no trans vert
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Center Edge Angle
aka CE angle of Wiberg Norm: 20-40 deg (36avg) shallow angle = acetabular dysplasia --> DJD
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Radioulnar Variance
Norm: 2 lines should be aligned Difference of 5mm = significant Negative UV = Keinbock's (AVN of lunate) Positive UV = stress on the ulna
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72in FFD
Fullspine Chest: PA + Lat Cervicals: neut + F/E + obl + lat
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Tube Tilt
Cervicals Butt Extremities
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Cervicals w/ TT
AO: 15 caud PO: 15 ceph AP: 15 ceph Pillar: 35 ceph
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Butt w/ TT
Sacral Base Tilt / Lumb Spot AP: 20-25 ceph AP sacrum: 15 ceph AP coccyx: 10 caud
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Extremities w/ TT
AP knee: 5 ceph Sunrise: 10 ceph AP/OB foot: 10 ceph Apical Lordotic: 30 ceph
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akas for FFD
SID + TID
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Lateral Skull View
Sella Turcica
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PA Caldwell Projection
Frontal Sinus
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AP Towne's View
Foramen Magnum
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Water's View
Maxillary Sinus
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Best to view a Jefferson's Burst FX
APOM
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Cervical Obliques help to view
Motive IFV's
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Evaluate ADI
Cervical flexion
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Cervical Pillar View
articular processes and apophyseal joints pillar = uncinates
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Swimmer's View
Cervico Thoracic Junction PP: standing, lateral position with arm closest to the bucky raised overhead; other arm hangs at patient's side
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Which views have specific breathing instructions? What are the instructions?
PA Chest + Lat Chest + Apical Lordotic Deep breath in and hold **72" FFD
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Apical Lordotic View
Pancoast tumor
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Lateral Lumbar
IVF's of Lumbars
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Ferguson's Projection
aka L5/S1 spot aka Sacral Base Tilt TT 25 cephalic
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Lumbar Obliques
Motive is PARS!!!
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To visualize the SI joint, what is the best TT?
30 cephalic AP angulated SI Joints View
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AC Jt w/ and w/o weights
AC joint | TT 5 cephalad
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AP shoulder w/ EXT ROT
Greater Tub
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AP shoulder w/ INT ROT
Lesser Tub
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What makes up an elbow series?
AP Medial (Int) Oblique Lateral
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AP Elbow PP
Seated Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist against table SUPINATED hand
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Med Oblique Elbow PP
Seated Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist against table PRONATED hand
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Lateral Elbow PP
Seated Elbow FLEXED Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist against table PRONATED hand w/ thumb pointing towards tube
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PA wrist PP
Seated elbow + wrist against table PRONATED hand w/ fingers curled in fist
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PA Ulnar Deviation View
Scaphoid + Lunate
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AP Pelvis PP
Standigng w/ feet turned in 15 degrees
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Tunnel Projection View
Intercondylar Fossa TT: 45 caudal PP: prone w/ knee flexed to 45
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Tangenital (Sunrise) View
Patella + Patellofemoral Jt Space
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Medial Oblique Ankle PP
Supine Leg extended Ankle 90 dorsiflexion Foot turned IN 5
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Cathode consists of:
Large Filament Small Filament Focusing Cup

NBCE Part II/III (6 decks)

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