Scapula Positioning Quiz

Collimation field size for scapula projections

10×12

Respiration for AP scapula

Slow breathing

Respiration for the lateral projection of the scapula

Suspend

Central ray for AP and lateral scapula

Perpendicular

How is the upper extremity positioned for the AP?

• At a right angle (90 degrees)

• Elbow flexed

To put the lateral in lateral position what is the body position and rotation?

45 to 60 degrees

Positioning for delineation of the acromion and the coracoid process of the scapula

Have the patient flex the elbow and place the back of the hand on the posterior thorax at a level sufficient to prevent the humerus from overlapping the scapula

Positioning to show the body of the scapula

Ask the patient to extend the arm upward and rest the forearm on the head or alternatively across the upper chest by grasping the opposite shoulder

When the patient is properly positioned for a lateral projection, the body of the scapula is positioned how in comparison to the IR?

Perpendicular to the IR