Hand XRAY DP oblique

Question 1

Hand DP oblique
Positioning

Answer 1

Rotated 45 degrees from DP
Patient seated alongside table with affected hand closest to imaging receptor
Forearm pronated, fingers extended

Question 2

Hand DP oblique
What is in contact with IR

Answer 2

Palmar Aspect of the hand

Question 3

What to put on imaging receptor before taking any image

Answer 3

The correct anatomical marker

Question 4

Hand DP oblique
Collimation - Distally

Answer 4

Fingertip of the 3rd finger

Question 5

Hand DP oblique
Collimation - Proximally

Answer 5

Distal radio-ulnar joint

Question 6

Hand DP oblique
Collimation - laterally

Answer 6

Skin margins of thumb and 5th finger

Question 7

Hand DP oblique
Source Image Distance

Answer 7

110-100cm

Question 8

Hand DP oblique
Vertical Centring Ray

Answer 8

Head of the 3rd Metacarpal

Question 9

How to take a DP to a DP oblique

Answer 9

Hand externally rotated 45 degrees
- Fingers extended kept in contact with IR