Test 1 Lab (RADS 320 L)

IR Size for Toes, Foot, Ankle

10×12

SID for Toes, Foot, Ankle

40”

kVp for Toes, Foot, Ankle

65-75

Is a grid used for Toes, Foot, Ankle?

No

AP Axial of Toes: CR

15 degrees cephalic at 3rd MTP

For AP Axial of Toes drop SID to…

37 in. for angle

AP Oblique Medial Rotation of Toes: CR

Perpendicular to 3rd MTP

Lateral Projection of Toes: CR

Perpendicular to IP for Great Toe; Perpendicular to PIP for digits 2-5

AP Oblique Medial Rotation of Toes: Degree of Obliquity

45 degrees

For the lateral projection of the toe we want to…

isolate the affected toe w/ no superimposition, while the other projections will have all the toes

AP Axial of Foot: CR

10 degrees cephalic at the base of the 3rd metatarsal

AP Oblique Medial Rotation and Lateral (Mediolateral) Projection of Foot: CR

Perpendicular to base of 3rd metatarsal

AP Oblique Medial Rotation: Degree of Obliquity

30 degrees

For AP Axial of Foot drop SID to…

38 degrees for angle

AP, AP Oblique, AP Oblique (Mortise) of Ankle: CR

Perpendicular entering midway between malleoli

Lateral (Mediolateral) Projection of Ankle: CR

Perpendicular to the medial malleolus

AP Oblique of Ankle: degree of obliquity

45 degrees

AP Oblique (Mortise) of Ankle: Degree of Obliquity

15-20 degrees

The traditional AP Oblique of the ankle opens the…

tibiofibular joint

The AP Oblique Mortise of the Ankle opens the..

mortise joint, so all spaces except the tibiofibular joint