Spine, chest, and abdomen Flashcards
PA chest
- 35x43cm
- orientation according to body habitus
- face bucky
- hands on back of hips
- relax shoulders then roll shoulders forward
- lift chin
- centering at apex of scapula
- include C7
- 72” SID
- 2nd full inspiration
- marker face down
Lateral chest
- 35x43cm
- lengthwise
- true lateral (left lateral)
- raise arms high
- center 1” below apex of scapula (center lower than PA chest)
- 2nd full inspiration
- 72” SID
- marker up
Lateral Decubitus chest (right or left)
- 35x43cm
- lengthwise
- 72” SID
- lay patient down first and the position tube so fluid can settle
- use a gridded cassette
- patients lies on a sponge on left or right side
- arms up above head
- make sure hips are lined up and shoulders are lined up
- air up - fluid down
- AP(center 3”-4” below jugular notch)
- PA(center at level of apex of scapula)
- marker down and arrow
- push cassette in as far as you can
- 2nd full inspiration
- patients line on side for 5 minutes prior to exposure
AP Lordotic
- 35x43cm
- lengthwise
- sit patient on stool 1 foot away from bucky
- center 3-4”below jugular notch
- have light above shoulders
- roll shoulders forward
- 72” SID
- marker up
- 2nd inspiration
AP supine abdomen
- 35x43cm
- lengthwise
- must include pubic symphysis
- center at level of crest
- 40” SID
- arrow down
- suspend expiration
left lateral decubitus abdomen
- 35x43cm
- lengthwise
- use a grid or upright bucky
- lying on left side
- sponge underneath patient
- lay patient down first and then position tube and IR to let fluid settle
- arms above head
- center 2” above crest
- must include diaphragm
- patient on side for 5minutes before take the exposure
- use filter on upper abdomen
- 40” SID
- marker down arrow up (or left decub marker)
AP/PA erect abdomen
- 35x43cm
- lengthwise
- standing or sitting on stretcher
- centering 2” above crest or at the level of crest
- must include diaphragm
- 40” SID
- patient erect for 5 minutes before take exposure
- suspended expiration
- put marker near bottom of image
Acute Abdomen Series
-PA chest
-supine abdomen (include symphysis)
-AP/PA erect abdomen(include diaphragm)
(do left lateral decub if patent cannot stand)
KUB
- 35x43cm
- lengthwise
- supine
- center at level of crest
- collimate side to side (ASIS to ASIS)
- 40” SID
- marker up arrow down
- suspended expiration
Lateral C-spine
- 24x30cm
- lengthwise
- 72” SID
- true lateral
- extend chin slightly
- depress shoulders
- top of IR 2” above EAM
- center thyroid cartilage( when collimator is turned)
- turn collimator
- suspended expiration
lateral swimmers C- spine
- 24x30cm
- lengthwise
- head and body in true lateral
- left lateral
- centering at C7
- dependent arm up and out front
- remote arm down and back ( put your hand on there back so they don’t turn)
- use wedge filter (upper spine)
- 72” SID
- suspended expiration
PA Axial oblique C- spine
-18x24cm
-lengthwise
-2 views
patient must sit
-head and body 45* facing bucky (RAO + LAO)
-turn head lateral
-extend chin
-central ray 15-20 caudad
-angle collimator
-centering thyroid cartilage
-light never goes in eyes
-72” SID
-2markers in middle, face down
(Down, Down, Down)
AP Axial C- spine
- 18x24cm
- lengthwise
- patient face tube
- line up base of skull and chin
- 40” SID
- central ray 15-20 cephalad
- centering below thyroid cartilage
- collimate to soft tissue edges
- suspended respiration
AP Open mouth Odontoid
- 18x24cm
- small collimation 5x5
- put marker on first
- 40” SID
- open mouth wide
- centering in middle of open mouth
- line up mastoid tip and bottom of op teeth
- suspended respiration
AP FUCHS
-18x24cm
-small collimation 5x5
-put marker on first
-40”SID
-line up MML(mentomeatal line)
centering just below tip of chin
-no rotation
-suspended respiration