Quiz 8 (RADS 220)

SID for elbow projections

40"

CR plate for elbow

10 x 12 LW

AP projection of elbow position

hand in supination, humerus and forearm in contact with IR

CR for elbow projections

perpendicular to elbow joint

S.S. for AP elbow

ap projection of elbow joint, lower end of humerus and upper end of forearm

For a lateral projection of elbow the elbow is flexed...

90 degrees with thumb up

S.S for lateral projection of elbow

lateral projection of the elbow joint lower humerus and upper forearm

kVP for elbow projections

65-75 kVp

S.S for AP Oblique w/ medial rotation

coronoid process free of superimposition

AP Oblique w/ medial rotation position

pronate the hand and adjust elbow so anterior surface is at an angle of 45 degrees

AP Oblique projection w/ lateral rotation position

rotate the hand laterally to place the posterior surface of the elbow at an angle of 45 degrees

S.S. for AP Oblique projection w/ lateral rotation

demontrates the radial head, neck and tuberosity free of superimposition of the ulna

collimation for AP Oblique projection w/ lateral rotation

3 in proximal and diatal to the elbow joint and 1 in on the sides

Is a grid used for elbow projections?

No

Routine for elbow projections

AP and Lateral