Accessory Wrist View Flashcards
1
Q
Scaphoid View: Patient Measurement
A
A-P at anatomical snuffbox
2
Q
Scaphoid View: SID
A
36”
3
Q
Scaphoid View: Tube Tilt
A
20 degrees cephalic
4
Q
Scaphoid View: Image Receptor Size
A
8 x 10” or 10 x 12”
5
Q
Scaphoid View: Patient Positioning
A
Patient seated at table with palmar side down with forearm and fingers against image receptor
-Wrist is fully deviated in the direction of the ulna
6
Q
Scaphoid View: Central Ray
A
through the center of the anatomical snuff box
7
Q
Scaphoid View: Collimation
A
To the size of the wrist