Bony Thorax Positioning (Unit 1)

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- RAO Sternum

- 40" SID

- Yes

- Patient erect, body rotated, right arm by side, left arm up

- 15°-20° to the right

- Mid-sternum (off to left of midline)

- Orthostatic breathing with 3-4 second exposure time

- Sternum superimposed over heart shadow

- What exam is this?

- What is the SID?

- Is the patient shielded?

- How is the patient positioned?

- How many degrees is the body obliqued?

- Where is the CR?

- What are the breathing instructions?

- What anatomy is demonstrated?

<p>- What exam is this?</p><p>- What is the SID?</p><p>- Is the patient shielded?</p><p>- How is the patient positioned?</p><p>- How many degrees is the body obliqued?</p><p>- Where is the CR?</p><p>- What are the breathing instructions?</p><p>- What anatomy is demonstrated?</p>

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- Lateral Sternum

- 72" SID to reduce magnification of sternum

- Yes

- Patient erect, shoulders and arms pulled back, chest sticking out

- Mid-sternum

- Inspiration

- Entire sternum

- What exam is this?

- What is the SID? Why?

- Is the patient shielded?

- How is the patient positioned?

- Where is the CR?

- What are the breathing instructions?

- What anatomy is demonstrated?

<p>- What exam is this?</p><p>- What is the SID? Why?</p><p>- Is the patient shielded?</p><p>- How is the patient positioned?</p><p>- Where is the CR?</p><p>- What are the breathing instructions?</p><p>- What anatomy is demonstrated?</p>

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- PA Sternoclavicular Joints

- 40" SID

- Yes

- Patient prone or erect, arms up by head

- Midline and 3" below vertebral prominenes (T2-T3)

- Expiration for uniform density

- What exam is this?

- What is the SID?

- Is the patient shielded?

- How is the patient positioned?

- Where is the CR?

- What are the breathing instructions?

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- RAO/LAO Sternoclavicular Joints

- 40" SID

- Yes

- Patient prone or erect, slight rotation, arm on the side up is away from face

- 2 images for comparision

- 10°-15° oblique

- Right sternoclavicular joints

- Left sternoclavicular joints

- 1" off midline toward upside and 3" below vertebral prominens (T2-T3)

- Expiration for uniform density

- What is this exam?

- What is the SID?

- Is the patient shielded?

- How is the patient positioned?

- How many images are obtained and why?

- How many degrees is the patient obliqued?

- What does the RAO position demonstrate?

- What does the LAO position demonstrate?

- What is the CR?

- What are the breathing instructions?

<p>- What is this exam?</p><p>- What is the SID?</p><p>- Is the patient shielded?</p><p>- How is the patient positioned?</p><p>- How many images are obtained and why?</p><p>- How many degrees is the patient obliqued?</p><p>- What does the RAO position demonstrate?</p><p>- What does the LAO position demonstrate?</p><p>- What is the CR?</p><p>- What are the breathing instructions?</p>

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- AP/PA Ribs

- 40" SID

- Yes

- Patient erect, back or front of body against IR, chin raised

- PA

- AP

- "BB"

- What exam is this?

- What is the SID?

- Is the patient shielded?

- How is the patient positioned?

- What projection is used if the patient's pain is in the front?

- What projection is used if the patient's pain is in the back?

- What do you mark the affected area with?

<p>- What exam is this?</p><p>- What is the SID?</p><p>- Is the patient shielded?</p><p>- How is the patient positioned?</p><p>- What projection is used if the patient's pain is in the front?</p><p>- What projection is used if the patient's pain is in the back?</p><p>- What do you mark the affected area with?</p>

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- Upper AP Ribs

- 40" SID

- Patient erect, back against IR

- One and a half inches above shoulder

- 3-4" below jugular notch (T7)

- Inspiration

- Ribs 1-9

- What exam is this?

- What is the SID?

- How is the patient positioned?

- Where is the top of the cassette?

- Where is the CR?

- What are the breathing instructions?

- What anatomy is demonstrated?

<p>- What exam is this?</p><p>- What is the SID?</p><p>- How is the patient positioned?</p><p>- Where is the top of the cassette?</p><p>- Where is the CR?</p><p>- What are the breathing instructions?</p><p>- What anatomy is demonstrated?</p>

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- Lower AP Ribs

- 40" SID

- Yes

- Patient erect, back against IR

- At the iliac crest

- Between the xiphoid tip and curve of the ribs

- Expiration

- Ribs 10-12 \

- What exam is this?

- What is the SID?

- Is the patient shielded?

- How is the patient positioned?

- Where is the bottom of the casette?

- Where is the CR?

- What are the breathing instructions?

- What anatomy is demonstrated?

<p>- What exam is this?</p><p>- What is the SID?</p><p>- Is the patient shielded?</p><p>- How is the patient positioned?</p><p>- Where is the bottom of the casette?</p><p>- Where is the CR?</p><p>- What are the breathing instructions?</p><p>- What anatomy is demonstrated?</p>

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- Anterior or Posterior Oblique Ribs

- 40" SID

- Yes

- Patient erect, affected side closest to IR for posterior and affected side away

from IR for anterior, arm of side up raised, other arm extended down

- 45° oblique

- One and a half inches above shoulder

- T7 (between lateral border and spine)

- Inspiration

- Left posterior axillary ribs

- Right posterior axillary ribs

- Right anterior axillary ribs

- Left anterior axillary ribs

- What exam is this?

- What is the SID?

- Is the patient shielded?

- How is the patient positioned?

- How many degrees is the patient obliqued?

- Where is the top of the cassette?

- What is the CR?

- What are the breathing instructions?

- What do the LPO axillary ribs demonstrate?

- What do the RPO axillary ribs demonstrate?

- What do the LAO axillary ribs demonstrate?

- What do the RAO axillary ribs demonstrate?

<p>- What exam is this?</p><p>- What is the SID?</p><p>- Is the patient shielded?</p><p>- How is the patient positioned?</p><p>- How many degrees is the patient obliqued?</p><p>- Where is the top of the cassette?</p><p>- What is the CR?</p><p>- What are the breathing instructions?</p><p>- What do the LPO axillary ribs demonstrate?</p><p>- What do the RPO axillary ribs demonstrate?</p><p>- What do the LAO axillary ribs demonstrate?</p><p>- What do the RAO axillary ribs demonstrate?</p>