Foot Flashcards
AP position
Pt laying on table. Knees bent and foot flat on the IR
SID
48
Collimation
1 in all sides
Technique
60@2.5
Lateral Technique
60@3.2
CR
Perpendicular to the 3rd metatarsal base
AP tube angle
10 degrees cephalic
AP Criteria
Collimation
Soft Tissue
Open joint spaces
Entire foot seen
No rotation
Medial Criteria
Collimation
Soft Tissue
Metatarsals 3-5 free of superimposition
5th metatarsal tuberosity seen
Entire foot
Medial position
30 degrees
Lateral oblique Position
30 degrees
Lateral Oblique Criteria
Collimation
Proper Rotation
Separate Metatarsals 1 and 2
navicular seen
Soft Tissue
Lateral Position
Pt roll onto side and Dorsiflex the foot. Turn leg and foot lateral
Lateral Criteria
Collimation
Entire foot and distal leg
Tibiotalar joint
Soft tissue
Fib overlapping posterior tib