Rad Pro CH 5 PT 1 Book X Ray Exams

list all projections of digits

PA

lateromedial

PA oblique

AP

lateral

essential projections digits 2-5

PA

PA oblique

Lateral

Exam

position of part

extended digit - palmar surface down

center digit being imaged

center PIP joint to IR

PA digits 2-5

Central ray is perpendicular to what

PIP joint of affected digit

collimation for all digit projections is . . .

1 inch on all sides of digit

for all projections the digit should be ____ to the place with four collimator margins

centered

PA digits 2-5

evaluation criteria

digit

want to see the fingertip to distal portion of adjoining metacarpal

PA digits 2-5

evaluation criteria

overlap

NO soft tissue overlap from adjacent digits

PA digits 2-5

evaluation criteria

no rotation looks like

equal concavity on both sides of phalangeal bodies

equal amount of soft tissue on both sides of phalanges

PA digits 2-5

evaluation criteria

fingernail

centered over distal phalanx

PA digits 2-5

evaluation criteria

trabeculae

bony trabecular detail and surrounding soft tissues

digits that cant be extended can be

examined in small sections

use AP

lateral projection digits 2-5

lateromedial or mediolateral

what should you say/show the patient to position their hand

extend the digit being imaged and make a fist with the rest, flexion with the thumb

lateral projection digits 2-5

lateromedial or mediolateral

the IR is

parallel with long axis of digit

center to PIP joint