Diagnostic Imaging Localization Techniques

Question 1

what is the right angle technique?

Answer 1

taking one of more views at approximately 90 degrees to the first

Question 2

what is the tube shift technique and what is it probably better known as?

Answer 2

buccal object rule!

Question 3

what is the rule for the buccal object rule??!?!?!?!?!?

Answer 3

IF IT MOVES TO THE SAME DIRECTION AS YOU MOVE THEN IT IS LINGUAL, IF IT MOVES AWAY IT IS ON THE BUCCAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

“SLOB” same lingual, opposite buccal!!!!!!!!!

IDENTIFY YOUR REFERENCE POINT AND THE THING YOU ARE TRYING TO LOCALIZE

UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR POINT OF VIEW HAS CHANGED

WHERE HAS THE THING YOU ARE TRYING TO LOCALIZE CHANGED IN TERMS OF YOUR POINT OF REFERENCE

Question 4

for contrast radiography, what is sialography?

Answer 4

injection of radiopaque contrast medium into submandibular salivary duct and gland….

Question 5

what is multiplanar imaging?

Answer 5

from computed tomography data

Question 6

KNOW THIS QUESTION, WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING THE FOLLOWING FOR LOCALIZATION: RIGHT ANGLE TECHNIQUE, BUCCAL OBJECT RULE, CT REFORMATTING.

Answer 6

CT reformatting could be radiation dose, cost, available of equipment, and accuracy.