VERTEBRAL COLUMN Flashcards
What projection demonstrates a frontal image of the atlas and axis through the _______
AP Projection - Open Mouth
The mouth must be opened to visualize the atlas and axis and prevent superimposition by the ______
Mandible
SID often used for open-mouth method to increase the field of view of the odontoid area
30 inches (76 cm)
The open-mouth technique was described by (2):
- Albers - Schonberg (1910)
- George - 1919
What projection shows the dens and atlas as seen through the foramen magnum ?
PA Projection - Judd Method
The Orbitomeatal Line (OML) is approximately ______ degrees to the plane of the IR for Judd Method.
37 Degrees
Contraindications for Judd Method include (3):
- Suspected Fracture of the Upper Cervical Region
- Unhealed Fracture
- Degenerative Disease
What projection and method shows the dens when its upper half is not clearly shown in the open-mouth position ?
AP Projection - Fuchs Method
Smith and Abel added towards Fuchs Method by having the central ray angulated by ______ and centered to _____ to demonstrate the laminae and articular facets of the cervical vertebrae
- 35 Degrees Caudad
- C3
What projection shows better definition of the Atlas and Axis because of shorter OID ?
Lateral Projection - R or L Position
RP for Atlas and Axis Lateral
1 inch Distal to the Adjacent Mastoid Tip
What projection shows the lower five cervical bodies, along with the upper two/three thoracic bodies, interpediculate spaces, superimposed transverse/articular processes, and intervertebral disk spaces ?
AP Axial Projection
CR and RP for Cervical Vertebrae AP Axial Projection
CR: 15 - 20 Degrees Cephalad
RP: C4 (Entering at or slightly inferior to the most prominent point of the thyroid cartilage)
What projection and method demonstrates a lateral projection of the cervical bodies ?
Lateral Projection - Grandy Method - R or L Position
SID for Grandy Method
60 - 72 inches (152 - 183 cm)
The top of the IR for Grandy Method will be about _____inch above the _____
- 1 Inch
- External Acoustic Meatus (EAM)
To demonstrate normal anteroposterior movement or an absence of movement due to trauma or disease, the spinous processes may be placed in _______ and _______
- Hyperflexion
- Hyperextension
What projection asks the patient to elevate the chin as much as possible for the second exposure ?
Lateral Projection - Hyperextension - R or L Position
What projection of the cervical vertebrae asks the patient to drop the head forward and draw the chin as close as possible to the chest ?
Lateral Projection - Hyperflexion - R or L Position
Due to hyperflexion and hyperextension, the _____ and ______ are also shown
- Intervertebral Disks
- Zygapophyseal Joints
Oblique projections for demonstrating the cervical intervertebral foramina were first described by ______ and _____
- Barsony
- Koppenstein
SID for AP Axial Oblique Projection of the Cervical Intervertebral Foramina
60 - 72 inches
In AP Axial Oblique Projection of the Cervical Intervertebral Foramina, the IR must be centered to the _____ to compensate for the cephalic angulation of the CR
Third Cervical Body
Which projection shows the intervertebral foramina and pedicles farthest from the IR ?
AP Axial Oblique Projection