Upper Extremities Projections

Merrill's Atlas - CH 5

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

PA oblique wrist, with ulnar deviation

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

AP oblique wrist

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

AP forearm

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

lateral forearm

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

AP elbow

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

lateral elbow

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

AP oblique elbow, medial rotations

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

AP oblique elbow, lateral rotation

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

AP elbow, partially flexed, showing distal humerus

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

AP elbow, partially flexed, showing proximal forearm

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

Axiolateral elbow (Coyle’s Method)

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

AP humerus, upright

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

upright lateral humerus

How much is the hand or tube angled for a PA Axial Scaphoid projection?

20 degrees

What is another name for the PA Axial Scaphoid projection?

Stecher Method

What projection requires a hyper-extended wrist, with the hand slightly rotated towards the radial side?

Tangential Carpal Tunnel projection

Where is the IR centered for a Tangential Carpal Tunnel projection?

radial styloid

Where is the CR directed to in a Tangential Carpal Tunnel projection?

1 in (2.5 cm) distal to base of third metacarpal

How much is the tube angled for a Tangential Carpal Tunnel projection?

25 to 30 degrees

What is another name for the Tangential Carpal Tunnel projection?

Gaynor - Hart Method

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

PA axial scaphoid of the wrist

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

PA tangential carpal tunnel of the wrist

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

lateral projection of the second digit

What projection, position, and anatomy is this?

lateral hand in extension position

Which projection can substitute an AP elbow if the patient cannot completely extend the joint?

AP elbow in partial flexion position

Where is the IR centered in an AP elbow projections in partial flexion position?

condyles of humerus

What two anatomies are captured with two images for an AP eblow projection in partial flexion position?

proximal forearm and distal humerus

What projection is used in trauma to demonstrate the radial and coronoid process?

axiolateral elbow projection

What is another name for the axiolateral projection?

Coyle’s Method

To view the radial head in an axiolateral elbow projection, how much is the elbow bent?

90 degrees

To view the coronoid process in an axiolateral elbow projection, how much is the elbow bent?

80 degrees

In what position is the hand in for an axiolateral elbow projection?

pronated

How much is the CR angled for an axiolateral elbow projection?

45

Where is the tube angled for an axiolateral elbow projection that shows the radial head?

towards the shoulder

Where is the tube angled for an axiolateral elbow projection that shows the coronoid process?

away from the shoulder

Where is the top border of the IR located for an AP and lateral humerus projection?

1.5 in above the humeral head

What is the projection, anatomy and position shown?

AP elbow in partial flexion (showing distal humerus)

What is the projection, anatomy and position shown?

AP elbow in partial flexion (showing proximal forearms)

What is the projection, anatomy and position shown?

axiolateral elbow (showing radial head)

What is the projection, anatomy and position shown?

axiolateral elbow (showing coronoid process)