Mobile Imaging/ Imaging Obese Patients

mobile imaging equipment

battery powered, 110V capacitor discharge

3 types of mobile imaging equipment

battery powered/driven, standard power,

battery powered/ driven

10 to 16 rechargeable

standard power portable

c arm

A mobile fluoroscopy unit used in surgery or at the bedside, 2 view monitor

when is mobile imaging used

ICUs, operating rooms, special procedures, patient is unable to travel, codes, NICU, ER/trauma

Cardinal principles of radiation protection

Time, distance, shielding

mobile positioning supine chest

same as standard PA/AP, CR perpendicular to IR

semi-erect mobile chest

CR is angled caudally, enters perpendicular to patients sternum

mobile chest xray evaluation criteria

same as PA/AP with the following exceptions

-heart will appear larger

-8-9 ribs

-scapula way be in lung field

-additional artifacts

pneumoperitoneum

Free air or gas in the peritoneal cavity