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AP Lumbar:
"AP Lumbosacral View"
- Measure: thickest part of abdomen.
- Film Size: 14x17.
- SID: 40"
- Angle: -
- PP: Standing with shield.
- CR: top of iliac crest.
- Collimation: 9x16.
- Marker: Upper L or R.
- Breathing: Blow out & hold. (to bring diaphragm up & allow for more structures on film).
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AP Lumbopelvic View:
pigeon toe!
- Measure: thickest part of abdomen.
- Film Size: 14x17.
- SID: 40"
- Angle: -
- PP: Standing with shield.
- CR: 1.5 " from top of iliac crest.
- Collimation: 13x16.
- Marker: Upper L or R.
- Breathing: Blow out & hold.
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- Measure: ASIS.
- Film Size: 14x17.
- SID: 40".
- Angle: -
- PP: Standing next to film w/ arms out of shot.
- CR: Iliac crest.
- Collimation: 10x16.
- Marker: Side closest to film.
- Breathing: Blow out & hold.
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- Measure: sternum --> SP's.
- Film Size: 14x17.
- SID: 40"
- Angle: -
- PP: Standing against bucky.
- CR: T6.
- Collimation: 7x16.
- Marker: Upper L or R.
- Breathing: Deep breath in & hold (to lower diaphragm).
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- Measure: axial --> axilla (with arms up).
- Film Size: 14x17.
- SID: 40"
- Angle: -
- PP: Standing against bucky w/ arms out of the way.
- CR: T6.
- Collimation: 10x16.
- Marker: Side closest to film.
- Breathing: Deep breath in & hold.
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Neutral Lateral Cervical:
- Measure: Base of neck.
- Film Size: 10x12.
- SID: 72"
- Angle: -
- PP: Standing against bucky w/ palate level to floor.
- CR: C4 (Angle of mandible).
- Collimation: to the spine.
- Marker: Side closest to film.
- Breathing: Blow out & hold.
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Swimmer's View:
" Lateral Cervicothoracic"
- Measure: base of neck.
- Film Size: 10x12.
- SID: 40"
- Angle: -
- PP: Shoulder against bucky, arm against buckeye forward with hands on head, other arm extended backwards.
- CR: C6-7.
- Collimation: 9x11.
- Marker: side closest to bucky (near mandible).
- Breathing: blow out & hold.
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- Measure: C4.
- Film Size: 10x12.
- SID: 40"
- Angle: -
- PP: Standing against bucky w/ mouth open.
- CR: through C1.
- Collimation: 5x5.
- Marker: correct anatomic side.
- Breathing: NONE.
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- Measure: C4.
- Film Size: 10x12.
- SID: 40"
- Angle: 15* cephalad.
- PP: Standing facing tube w/ occiput perpendicular to film.
- CR: Thyroid cartilage (C4).
- Collimation: 6x8.
- Marker: Anatomic side.
- Breathing: deep breath in & hold.
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- Measure: C6.
- Film Size: 10x12.
- SID: 40"
- Angle:
- -Ant: 15* caudal.
- -Post: 15* cephalad.
- PP: Standing.
- -Ant: 45* facing bucky.
- -Post: 45* facing tube.
- CR:
- -Ant: Angle of mandible.
- -Post: Thyroid cartilage.
- Collimation: as close as possible.
- Marker:
- -Ant: spine.
- -Post: body.
- Breathing: ?
- *For every 1" SID angle 5*.
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- Measure: L3 obliquely.
- Film Size: 10x12.
- SID: 40"
- Angle:
- -Ant: 15* caudal.
- -Post: 15* cephalad.
- PP: Standing.
- -Ant: 45* facing bucky.
- -Post: 45* facing tube.
- CR:
- -Ant: 1" lateral & vertical to L3.
- -Post: 2" medial to ASIS, 1" above iliac crest.
- Collimation: show unexposed borders.
- Marker:
- -Ant: spine.
- -Post: body.
- Breathing: blow out & hold.
- *For every 1" SID angle 5*.
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L-5/S-1 Spot Projections (Sacral Base):
- Measure: 1" below iliac crest.
- Film Size: 8x10?!?!?
- SID: 40"
- -Corrected for CR angle.
- Angle: see CR.
- PP: Standing.
- CR: 1" below iliac crest.
- -AP: midway between ASIS & pubis.
- -PA: L5/S1.
- *Use measuring tape on machine.
- Collimation: 9x11.
- Marker: correct anatomic side.
- Breathing: blow out & hold.
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- Measure: mid-sternum.
- Film Size: 14x17.
- SID: 72"
- Angle: -
- PP: Standing, see picture above.
- CR: T7.
- Collimation: 13x16.
- Marker: Upper L or R.
- Breathing: deep breath in & hold.
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